Upon entering the government, Allende relinquished his parliamentary seat for Valparaíso, which he had won in 1937.

In 1945, Allende became senator for the Valdivia, Llanquihue, Chiloé, Aisén and Magallanes provinces ; then for Tarapacá and Antofagasta in 1953 ; for Aconcagua and Valparaíso in 1961 ; and once more for Chiloé, Aisén and Magallanes in 1969.

In May 1819, Captain Arent de Peyster ( or Peyter ) of New York, as captain of the armed brigantine or privateer Rebecca, sailing under British colours, while on a voyage from Valparaíso to India, passed through the southern Tuvalu waters ; de Peyster sighted Nukufetau and Funafuti, which he named Ellice's Island after an English Politician, Edward Ellice, the Member of Parliament for Coventry and the owner of the Rebecca's cargo.

Valparaíso played an important geopolitical role in the second half of the 19th century, when the city served as a major stopover for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by crossing the Straits of Magellan.

Always a magnet for European immigrants, Valparaíso mushroomed during its golden age, when the city was known by international sailors as “ Little San Francisco ” and “ The Jewel of the Pacific .”

The Santiaguillo carried men and supplies for Almagro ’ s expedition, under the command of Juan de Saavedra, who named the town after his native village of Valparaíso de Arriba in Cuenca, Spain.

After Chile ’ s independence from Spain ( 1818 ), Valparaíso became the main harbour for the nascent Chilean navy, and opened to international trade, formerly limited to commerce with Spain and its other colonies.

Valparaíso soon became a desired stopover for ships rounding South America via the Strait of Magellan and Cape Horn.

Football was introduced to Chile by English immigrants, and the first private Catholic school in Chile was founded by French immigrants in Valparaíso: Le Collège des Sacrés Cœurs ( The Sacred Hearts School ) which has been operating for about 170 years.

In 1998, grassroots activists convinced the Chilean government and local authorities to apply for UNESCO world heritage status for Valparaíso.

The port of Valparaíso is also an important hub for shipping of container freight, and exports of many products, including wine, copper, and fresh fruit.

In addition, roads to link Valparaíso to San Antonio, Chile ’ s second largest port, and the coastal towns in between ( Laguna Verde, Quintay, Algarrobo, and Isla Negra, for example ), are also under various degrees of completion.

During recent years, Mr. Temkin has used his influential Sunday column in El Mercurio de Valparaíso to advocate for many major policy issues, such as the creation of a " Ley Valparaíso " ( Valparaíso Law ) in the Chilean Congress, and the possibility that the Chilean government must guarantee funding for the preservation of Valparaíso's beloved funicular elevators.

In 2003, the Chilean Congress declared Valparaíso to be " Chile's Cultural Capital " and home for the nation's new cultural ministry.

Its capital is Valparaíso, which is the site for the National Congress of Chile and an important commercial port.

The Juan Fernández Islands, located west of Valparaíso, are the locale of a small fishing settlement.

Of the fleet of 66 surface vessels, eight are major combatant ships and they are based in Valparaíso.

Approximately 50 international cruise ships call on Valparaíso during the 4-month Chilean summer.

By 7: 00 am on 11 September 1973, the Navy captured Valparaíso, strategically stationing ships and marine infantry in the central coast and closed radio and television networks.

Familiar with Spanish naval movements, the Chilean corvette Esmeralda, under the command of Juan Williams Rebolledo, and whose crew included Arturo Prat, Juan José Latorre and Carlos Condell, waited for any Spanish ships to appear between Coquimbo and Valparaíso.

File: Valparaíso desde el mar. JPG | View of the city from the sea

Bouchard confronted Cochrane at sea, to the point of challenging him to a single duel ; however, the Chilean Admiral refused to fight and sailed back to Valparaíso.

II Half Marathon Puerto Valparaíso 2007 was the continuation of Valparaíso Maratón Bicentenario 2006, an international event that mixes athletics and tourism through the streets of Valparaíso.

Mojácar is home to the Fundación Valparaíso, an international artists ' colony.

They expanded the naval forces, fortified the ports of Valdivia, Valparaíso, Arica and Callao and constructed city walls in Lima ( 1686 ) and Trujillo ( 1685 – 1687 ).

It was changed to Valparaiso in 1837, named for Porter's participation in the naval action near Valparaíso, Chile during the War of 1812.

During his career, Prat had taken part in several major naval engagements, including battles at Papudo ( a coastal city north of Valparaíso ) ( 1865 ), and at the Battle of Abtao ( 1866 ), at the islet of Abtao across from Chiloé Island.

* 1906 – An estimated 8. 2 M < sub > W </ sub > earthquake hits Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3, 886 people.

Since 1987 the Congress operates in the port city of Valparaíso, about 110 kilometers (~ 70 mi.

The northern rail line out of Santiago is now disused past the intersection with the Valparaíso line.

There have been repeated case studies regarding the installation of a high speed line between the cities of Valparaíso and Santiago, some even considering maglev trains, but no serious action has ever been taken on the matter.

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

The archipelago administratively belongs to Chile's Valparaíso Region ( which also includes Easter Island ), and more specifically forms one of the nine communes ( comunas ) of the Valparaíso Province named Juan Fernández.

The archipelago was discovered by chance on November 22, 1574, by the Spanish sailor Juan Fernández, who was sailing between Peru and Valparaíso and deviated from his planned course.

Pending the enactment of a special charter, the archipelago will continue to be governed as a commune of the Valparaíso Region.

The islands are volcanic in origin, and are usually attributed to the passing by of the Nazca Plate over the Juan Fernández hotspot which would have produced the Juan Fernández Ridge that extends into the Peru-Chile Trench at the latitude of Valparaíso Region in mainland South America.

* 1985 – A magnitude 8. 3 earthquake struck the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless.

* 1866 – The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.

* November 26 – Battle of Papudo: The Spanish ship Covadonga is captured by the Chileans and the Peruvians, north of Valparaíso, Chile.

* August 16 – A magnitude 8. 2 earthquake in Valparaíso, Chile leaves approximately 20, 000 dead.

* March 3 – An 8. 0 on the Richter magnitude scale earthquake hits Santiago and Valparaíso in Chile leaving 177 dead, 2, 575 hurt, 142, 489 destroyed houses and about a million people homeless.

The Sacromonte neighborhood is located on the Valparaíso hill, one of several hills that make up Granada.

Allende was born on 26 June 1908 in Valparaíso.

Allende attended high school at the Liceo Eduardo de la Barra in Valparaíso.

He co-founded a section of the Socialist Party of Chile ( founded in 1933 with Marmaduque Grove and others ) in Valparaíso and became its chairman.