Chilean History and Politics

Chilean History to 1900

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  1. Which conquistador founded Santiago de Chile on 12 February 1541?
  2. Which date do Chileans celebrate as the start of their independence, with the national holidays called Fiestas Patrias?
  3. Who led the Mapuche in the war that began in the 1550s and defeated Valdivia?
  4. What was the outcome of the battle of Curalaba in 1598?
  5. Who was the Supreme Director of Chile who declared its independence in 1818?
  6. Which battle of 5 April 1818 secured Chilean independence after the Army of the Andes arrived?
  7. Which Scottish-born admiral commanded the Chilean navy during the wars of independence?
  8. Which minister, killed in 1837, shaped the authoritarian state of the 1830s?
  9. For how long did the Constitution of 1833 remain in force?
  10. Against which two countries did Chile fight the War of the Pacific from 1879?
  11. Which hero died on 21 May 1879 when his ship the Esmeralda was rammed at Iquique?
  12. Which island in the Pacific did Chile annex in 1888?
  13. Which waterway did Chile claim in 1843 by founding Fuerte Bulnes?
  14. Which civil war of 1891 led to the Parliamentary period?
  15. The War of the Pacific began in 1879 and the Treaty of Ancon was signed in 1883. How many years passed?
  16. Which year did Chile abolish slavery?
  17. Which sequence puts these events in order, earliest first?
  18. Between the founding of Santiago in 1541 and the declaration of independence in 1818, how many years passed?
  19. Which Chilean general won the battle of Yungay in 1839, ending the Peru-Bolivian Confederation?
  20. Which statement about the outcome of the War of the Pacific is correct?
  21. Which list gives the three stages of Chile's independence period in order?
  22. In which year did Ferdinand Magellan's expedition first sail through the strait that bears his name?
  23. Which fortified headland above Arica did Chilean troops storm on 7 June 1880?
  24. Which battle of August 1891 near Valparaiso decided the civil war against Balmaceda?
  25. Which list matches the three battles with their years correctly?

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