History of Chile - Wikipedia
WEBChile also wanted to become the dominant South American military and commercial power along the Pacific. Santa Cruz united Peru and Bolivia in the Peru–Bolivian Confederation in 1836 with a desire to expand control over Argentina and Chile.
Chile | History, Map, Flag, Population, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · Chile, country situated along the western seaboard of South America. A long, narrow country, it extends approximately 2,700 miles and has an average width of just 110 miles. It is bounded on the north by Peru and Bolivia, on the east by Argentina, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
History of Chile | Flag, Summary, Independence, & Government
WEBhistory of Chile, a survey of important events and people in the history of Chile from the time of European settlement. Situated along the western seaboard of South America, Chile extends approximately 2,700 miles (4,300 km) from its boundary with Peru to the tip of South America at Cape Horn.
Chile - Wikipedia
WEBChile, [a] officially the Republic of Chile, [b] is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Chile profile - Timeline - BBC News
WEBNov 20, 2017 · 1818 - Chile becomes independent with O'Higgins as supreme leader. 1823-30 - O'Higgins forced to resign; civil war between liberal federalists and conservative centralists ends with...
Chile - The World Factbook
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Background. Indigenous groups inhabited central and southern Chile for several thousand years, living in mixed pastoralist and settled communities. The Inca then ruled the north of the country for nearly a century …
Topography and history of Chile | Britannica
WEBChile is noteworthy for its unique topography: it is a long, narrow country lying between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. From north to south it is about 2,700 mi (4,300 km) long and nowhere more than 217 mi (349 km) wide.
HISTORY OF CHILE | Historyworld
WEB16th - 19th century. An isolated strip of land: 16th - 18th century AD. Chile consists of a long narrow strip lying between the high Andes and the Pacific. It is some 2650 miles from top to bottom, but only the central section of 500 miles or so is easily habitable.
History of South America - Wikipedia
WEBAmongst the oldest evidence for human presence in South America is the Monte Verde II site in Chile, suggested to date to around 14,500 years ago. [7] From around 13,000 years ago, the Fishtail projectile point style became widespread across South America, with its disppearance around 11,000 years ago coincident with the disappearance of South ...
Geography & Overview of Chile - History, Climate & More
WEBAug 30, 2019 · History of Chile. According to the U.S. Department of State, Chile was first inhabited about 10,000 years ago by migrating peoples. Chile was first officially controlled briefly by the Incas in the north and the Araucanians in the south. The first Europeans to reach Chile were the Spanish conquistadores in 1535.