The Chilean Army and Chilean Navy defeated the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, and Chile took over Bolivia's only province on the Pacific Coast, some land from Peru, also-that was returned to Peru decades later.

* 1927 – Carabineros de Chile ( Chilean national police force and gendarmery ) are created.

Depending on what terms one uses to define the end, the movement extended until 1821 ( when the Spanish were expelled from mainland Chile ) or 1826 ( when the last Spanish troops surrendered and Chiloé was incorporated to the Chilean republic ).

Chile won its formal independence when San Martín defeated the last large Spanish force on Chilean soil at the Battle of Maipú on April 5, 1818.

In addition, Nixon gave instructions to make the Chilean economy scream, and international financial pressure restricted economic credit to Chile.

In its " Agreement ", on August 22, 1973, the Chamber of Deputies of Chile asserted that Chilean democracy had broken down and called for " redirecting government activity ", to restore constitutional rule.

* History of Chile ( book by Chilean historian Luis Galdames )

Chile or Chilean organizations participate in the following international organizations:

Through Chile ’ s trade agreements, its agricultural products have gained access to a market controlling 77 % of the world ’ s GDP and by approximately 2012, 74 % of Chilean agribusiness exports will be duty free.

The Chilean forestry industry grew to comprise 13 % of the country ’ s total exports in 2005, making it one of the largest export sectors for Chile.

The mining sector in Chile is one of the pillars of Chilean economy.

Chile has a great diversity of natural landscapes, from the Mars-like landscapes of the hyperarid Atacama Desert to the glacier-fed fjords of the Chilean Patagonia, passing by the winelands backdropped by the Andes of the Central Valley and the old-growth forests of the Lakes District.

Since the U. S .- Chile Free Trade Agreement went into effect on January 1, 2004, U. S .- Chilean trade has increased by 154 %.

The U. S .- Chile FTA entered into force January 1, 2004, following approval by the U. S. and Chilean congresses.

Others believe it was a corrupted term of " Chilango ", meaning an inhabitant from Mexico City or Central Mexico ( i. e. the highland states of Mexico ( state ), Jalisco, Puebla ( state ) and Michoacán ); and even from the term " Chileno " by the Chilean presence in mid 19th-century California, when miners from Chile arrived in the California Gold Rush ( 1848 – 51 ).

The Chilean alternative duo The Paintings formed in Santiago de Chile, 2009 by Eija-Lynn and Hieronymus released their debut album Tiny Tales Of Tides & Suns in February 2010.

__NOTOC__The current Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile, approved by Chilean voters in a controversial and tightly controlled plebiscite on September 11, 1980, under the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, partially effective March 11, 1981, fully effective 11 March 1990 and amended considerably on August 17, 1989 ( via referendum ) and on September 22, 2005 ( legislatively ), and also in 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, replaced the earlier constitution of 1925.

* Text of Chilean constitutions-Library of Congress of Chile ( Spanish original )

* 1907 – The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2, 000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.

The islands are located from the Isla de los Estados in Argentina ( and from the Argentine mainland ); from Chile ; west of the Shag Rocks ( South Georgia ) and north of the British Antarctic Territory ( which overlaps with the Argentine and Chilean claims to Antarctica in that region ).

* 1818 – Bernardo O ' Higgins formally approved the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.

Later he sacked the port of Valparaíso further north in Chile where he also captured a ship full of Chilean wine.

When Chilean troops occupied Lima during the War of the Pacific in 1881, they put in charge certain Patricio Lynch, whose grandfather came from Ireland to Argentina and then moved to Chile.

* 1942 – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean politician and engineer, 32nd President of Chile

The image is the combination of the 2. 2-metre MPG / ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile and a 0. 4-meter amateur telescope.

* 1557 – Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.

Abalone is also farmed in Australia, Hawaii, Canada, Chile, France, Iceland, Ireland, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States.

The meat of this mollusk is considered a delicacy in certain parts of Latin America ( especially Chile ), France, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and East Asia ( especially in China, Japan, and Korea ).

For example, the main crossover of the Andes between Argentina and Chile is still accomplished through the Paso Internacional Los Libertadores.

However, there is one railroad that connects Chile with Argentina via the Andes, and there are others that make the same connection via southern Bolivia.

There is a long history of mining in the Andes, from the Spanish silver mines in Potosí in the 16th century to the vast current porphyry copper deposits of Chuquicamata and Escondida in Chile and Toquepala in Peru.

In October 1704, after the ships had parted ways because of a dispute between Stradling and Dampier, the Cinque Ports was brought by Stradling to an island that is today known as Robinson Crusoe Island in the uninhabited archipelago of Juan Fernández off the coast of Chile for a mid-expedition restocking of supplies and fresh water.

Much like on the U. S., alcoholic beverages in Chile are not sold on Sunday mornings, while on election days their sale is prohibited by law during the entire day ( starting the Saturday before ).

Five kinds of Phaseolus beans were domesticated by pre-Columbian peoples: common beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) grown from Chile to the northern part of what is now the United States, and lima and sieva beans ( Phaseolus lunatus ), as well as the less widely distributed teparies ( Phaseolus acutifolius ), scarlet runner beans ( Phaseolus coccineus ) and polyanthus beans ( Phaseolus polyanthus ) One especially famous use of beans by pre-Columbian people as far north as the Atlantic seaboard is the " Three Sisters " method of companion plant cultivation:

Chile ( or ), officially the Republic of Chile (,, Mapudungun: Gulumapu ), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions.

Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes.

Today, Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, a recognized middle power and an emerging economy.

Chile is a founding member of the United Nations, the Union of South American Nations and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.

About 4, 000 years ago, migrating Native Americans settled in the fertile valleys and coastal areas of what is present day Chile.

The Inca Empire briefly extended their empire into what is now northern Chile, where they collected tribute from small groups of fishermen and oasis farmers but were not able to establish a strong cultural presence in the area.

However, the title of discoverer of Chile is usually assigned to Diego de Almagro.

The beginning of the Independence movement is traditionally dated as September 18, 1810 when a national junta was established to govern Chile in the name of the deposed king Ferdinand VII.

After 20 years, Chile is now heading in a new direction.

The politics of Chile takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multi-party system that in practice behaves like a two-party one, due to binomialism.

The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature of Chile.