The Chilenization of Tacna, Arica, and Tarapacá refers to a process of forced acculturation implemented by Chile in the former Peruvian territories of Tacna, Arica, and Tarapacá following their occupa
Black cross painted with tar by Chilean Mazorqueros, on a Peruvian household in Tacna. In the background a Chilean flag.
Children from Tacna paying respect to the Chilean national flag
Closure of San Ramón Church in 1909
Peruvian priests expelled from Tacna and Arica (1910)
Tarapacá was a department of Peru. Located in the country's then southernmost coast, it existed as a province from 1837 to 1878, when it was elevated to a department, after which it was occupied by Ch
Chilenization of Tacna, Arica and Tarapacá
…of Tacna, Arica, and Tarapacá refers to a process of forced acculturation implemented by Chile in the former Peruvian territories of Tacna, Arica, and Tarapacá following their occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). The primary objective was to assert Chilean cultural and national identity in…
Tarapacá within Arequipa in 1796.
Tarapacá within Moquegua in 1865.
The Blockade of Iquique in 1879.
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