Chile History

Chile signifies

Chilli= confines de la Tierra
Diaguitas and atacemeños
- People incorporated into Incan empire
- Bío-Bío
- south
Los mapuches

Called araucanos by Spanish
Fernando de Magallanes
- First European to see Chile
- While sailing across the world
Diego de Almargo
- Another exposition to Peru
- Disappointed cuz no gold or silver
Pedro de Valdivia
- 1540
- Santiago
Virrenaito del Peru

Poor because lacking natural resources
1810
- fight for independence started in Santiago
- Freedom and Education
Argentina: Jose de San Martin
Chile: Bernardo O'Higgins
- Got Chile back from Spain
- Crossed Andes
O'Higgins
- Declared supreme leader
- Feb 12 1818 proclaimed independence
- 1st constitution: 1822
- left office nxt year due to opposition
1820-1830
- Political chaos
- 7 years 30 governments
Diego Portales
- took over in 1830
- centralized government in 3 year
1830-1973

Only 2 more government
1879

Initiated Pacific war

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Chile History

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