Bust of Atamu Tekena, located at a central plaza at the island capital of Hanga Roa
King of Rapa Nui
Reign
1883–1892
Predecessor
Council of State
Successor
Riro Kāinga
Born
c. 1850
Died
August 1892
Spouse
Ana Eva Hei
Names
Atamu Maurata Te Kena ʻAo Tahi
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Atamu Tekena or Atamu te Kena, full name Atamu Maurata Te Kena ʻAo Tahi[1] (c. 1850 – August 1892) was the penultimate ‘Ariki or King of Rapa Nui (i.e. Easter Island) from 1883 until his death.[note 1] In 1888, he signed a treaty of annexation ceding Easter Island to Chile in a ceremony officiated by Captain Policarpo Toro. His name is translated as "Adam the Gannet".[2]
^Pakarati 2015a, pp. 7, 11.
^Fischer 2005, p. 128.
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AtamuTekena or Atamu te Kena, full name Atamu Maurata Te Kena ʻAo Tahi (c. 1850 – August 1892) was the penultimate ‘Ariki or King of Rapa Nui (i.e. Easter...
island in 1887. After a year of negotiations with the islanders under AtamuTekena, on September 9, 1888, he took possession of the island on behalf of...
(Acuerdo de Voluntades) was signed, in which the local representative AtamuTekena, head of the Council of Rapanui Chiefs ceded the sovereignty of the island...
Rapa Nui protesters being wounded. The island's main avenue, Avenida AtamuTekena (formerly Avenida Policarpo Toro), is the heart of the town. Many hotels...
(Acuerdo de Voluntades) was signed, in which the local representative AtamuTekena, head of the Council of Rapanui Chiefs ceded the sovereignty of the island...
naval officer Policarpo Toro represented the Chilean Government and AtamuTekena was the head of the Council of Rapanui. The Rapa Nui elders ceded sovereignty...
(Easter Island) and signed a treaty of annexation with Rapa Nui king AtamuTekena. In 1606 Luís Vaz de Torres explored the southern coast of New Guinea...
Tepito 83. Gregorio; i. e. Kerekorio Manu Rangi, Rokoroko He Tau 84. AtamuTekena, signs Treaty of Annexation, Easter Island is annexed, died August 1892...
Enrique Ika, also a Miru. The position was left vacant by the death of AtamuTekena, who had ceded the island to Chile in 1888. It has been argued that he...
periodically returned to Easter Island including in 1882-83 to appoint AtamuTekena as the island's king. Les Missions Catholiques, vol.30, 1898, p. 276...
in order to keep France from doing so first. In 1888, Rapa Nui king AtamuTekena signed a deed by Chilean naval captain Policarpo Toro, giving Chile full...
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