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Tsunami de Valdivia, Chile
Description of the three tsunamis following the May 1960 earthquake.

The Chilenos in the California Gold Rush
"This narrative is an excerpt taken from Chilenos in California by Carlos López U., Palo Alto: R & E Publications, 1973. The original diaries of Chileno pioneers have been published by Edwin Beilharz and Carlos U. López We Were Forty-Niners, Pasadena: Ward Ritchie Press, 1976."

Portales, Diego: A Chilean Biography
"One of the most influential people in the history of Chile was Diego Portales. Born in 1793, died in 1837, Portales lived a rather short life, but made an unquestionable mark on the Chilean economic and political history that has long since outlived him."

Jose de San Martin
Statues, plazas, streets, schools, monuments - all dedicated to José de San Martín. Revered in Argentina as the military hero who brought independence to the country; in Chile as the general who aided Bernardo O'Higgins in ousting the Spanish royalists; in Peru as the man who ended the vice-royalty system and liberated the country.

Glorias Navales
Chile annually celebrates the naval victories of the War of the Pacific on May 21. The Battle of Iquique and the capture of the iron monitor Huáscar were major turning points in the war with Peru and Bolivia.

1993 Legislative Elections
Results for senators and deputies by political party.

Banishing the Myths
The stereotypes that Pinochet generated after his coup still haunt the political future of Latin America - article by Mario Vargas Llosa.

Country Study
Resource information from the Library of Congress.

History and Maps
History, demographics, geography and tourism.

History of Chile under Salvador Allende and the Popular Unity
History of the election and presidency of Allende, the coup, Allende's death and many resources about Pinochet and ensuing events.

History
Summary accounting of Chilean history from pre-hispanic days to the present.

The Chilean Electoral System Before 1973
A summary of the system before Pinochet.