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Line 20: − In 1888 the Council of Rapanui Chiefs asked the Chilean Navy Captain, Policarpo Toro, to accept the sovereignty of Easter Island without giving up their chieftaincy titles, the ownership of their lands, the validity of their culture and traditions and on equal terms. This known as the agreement of wills of September 9, 1888.+
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=== Incorporation to Chile ===
=== Incorporation to Chile ===
On September 9, 1888 the Council of Rapanui Chiefs asked the Chilean Navy Captain, Policarpo Toro, to accept the sovereignty of Easter Island without giving up their chieftaincy titles, the ownership of their lands, the validity of their culture and traditions and on equal terms. This known as the "Agreement of Wills".
That day was not imposed a nation over another, it was neither a conquest nor an imposition, the most experienced people, the Rapanui elders, led by Atamu Tekena, offered sovereignty to Chile thinking about the future of the island. The island officially became part of the Chilean patrimony and not a private possession, as it was seen outside the island.
That day was not imposed a nation over another, it was neither a conquest nor an imposition, the most experienced people, the Rapanui elders, led by Atamu Tekena, offered sovereignty to Chile thinking about the future of the island. The island officially became part of the Chilean patrimony and not a private possession, as it was seen outside the island.