History of Chile

Biographies, portraits, accounts of revolutionary battles, and analysis of Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile's first president.

Description of the three tsunamis following the May 1960 earthquake.

"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."

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.

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.

Results for senators and deputies by political party.

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

Resource information from the Library of Congress.

History, demographics, geography and tourism.

History of the election and presidency of Allende, the coup, Allende's death and many resources about Pinochet and ensuing events.

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

A summary of the system before Pinochet.