Pedro De Valdivia led his army to Chile to

colonize. Valdivia found dozens of towns west of the Andes mountains

Between 1563 and 1574 Juan Fernandez discovered the islands of Chile.

Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to sight Chile.

Colonization and Exploration

On the 12 February 1818 Chile was a country.

This is Chiles Flag.

Nationalization

The League of Nations labeled Chile the country hardest hit by the Great Depression  because 80% of government revenue came from exports of copper and then production development was established.

Economic growth was 1.5% in 2009 and 5.2% in 2010; the economy is expected to grow around 6.5% in 2011.

Expansion

The Great Chilean Earthquake, with its epicenter near Valdivia, is the most intense earthquake ever recorded, rating a 9.5 on the Richter Scale in 1960.

Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia at war with Spain in 1866.

Modern History

Bibliographies

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