The adoption of the star configuration goes back to the star used by the Mapuches. According to O'Higgins, the star of the flag was the Star of Arauco. In Mapuche iconography, the morning star or Venus, (Mapudungun: "Wünelfe" or the Hispanicized "Guñelve") was represented through the figure of an octagram star or a foliated cross. Although, the star which was finally adopted bore a star having five points with the design of the "guñelve" remaining reflected in an asterisk inserted in the center of the star, representing the combination of European and indigenous traditions.