Articles in History of Chile

The Break Up of America and Nationality
(Reads: 51, 13-Ago-2010)

After independence had been achieved it was necessary to organise the continent, however, before a government could be ...

The Independence of America
(Reads: 300, 03-Mar-2010)

The events which led to the political emancipation of Latin America form part of a historical process which unrolled between ...

Chilean Independence, "La Patria Vieja"
(Reads: 181, 03-Mar-2010)

La Patria Vieja (1810 - 1814) The revolutionary movement which occurred in the "Capitanía General" of Chile ...

The Spanish Reconquest or Restoration (1814 - 1817)
(Reads: 250, 26-Feb-2010)

Characteristics of the period:  The second great moment of the emancipation process began in 1814 with the return of ...

The "Patria Nueva"
(Reads: 217, 26-Feb-2010)

The Government of Bernardo O’Higgins: After the triumph of the Patriotic Army at Chacabuco, the people of ...

The Law which named us Chileans
(Reads: 26, 21-Ago-2010)

Almost seventy days after the battle of Maipú those us born in Chile started to call ourselves Chileans. Below is out ...

The History of Chile
(Reads: 197, 08-Mar-2010)

During the period from 3800 AD to 1492 BC the American continent was populated by nomadic tribes and hunter gatherers. ...

History of Easter Island
(Reads: 4441, 23-Ene-2004)

The Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen arrived at the island on April 5th 1722, Easter Day, which gave rise to its name; ...

Gabriela Mistral and the Elqui Valley
(Reads: 9037, 23-Ene-2004)

The Elqui Valley is also famous as the birthplace of the Chilean poet, Gabriela Mistral. Her real name was Lucila Godoy ...

Pablo Neruda, Chile's Nobel Prize Winner
(Reads: 665, 03-Mar-2010)

Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (Pablo Neruda) was born in Parral in 1904, son of José del Carmen Reyes ...

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