On analysing the literary and meta textual corpora of Chilean literature from the early twentieth century, it is observed that the modification of the canonical repertoire in relation to the discourse construction of identity is one of the main elements. This paper, as part of a larger research about canon and identity in Chilean literature, analyses the hegemonic metatexts of the period, giving an account of the intention of closure of the creole and the American repertoire in Chilean literature. Nevertheless, controversy is still present and it has a dynamics that is projected towards future groups.