Chillán
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Chillán is the capital city of Ñuble Region, Diguillín Province, Chile, located about 400 km south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the center of the country. It has been the capital of the ne
Clockwise, from top: Chillán Cathedral, Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Stadium, puente ferroviario de Ñuble, Statue of Bernardo O'Higgins, panoramic view of the city at sunset.
Claudio Arrau in 1974, by Allan Warren
St. Bartholomew Cathedral
Shopping in Chillán
1939 Chillán earthquake
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The 1939 Chillán earthquake occurred in south-central Chile on 24 January with a surface-wave magnitude of 8.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X. With a death toll of around 28,000, compared to th
Chillán
…the countryside of Chillán was ravaged by the Chilean War of Independence and a subsequent banditry epidemic. In 1939, the city was devastated by a large earthquake, prompting the government to initiate an extensive reconstruction program. The zone where Chillán was built was previously inhabited by indigenous…
Major Haynes receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for his command of the relief flight.
Concepción
"El Mirador Alemán", in Concepción
A memorial placard next to the cathedral in Chillán commemorates the victims 50 years later