Chincha Islands War
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The Chincha Islands War, also known as Spanish–South American War, was a series of coastal and naval battles between Spain and its former colonies of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia from 1865 to 187
Battle of Callao
The guano-rich Chincha Islands of Peru in 1863
The Chincha Islands of Peru were occupied by Spanish marines on April 14, 1864.
A Peruvian battery during the Battle of Callao
Battle of Callao
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The Battle of Callao occurred on May 2, 1866, between a Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and the fortified battery emplacements of the Peruvian port city of Callao during
Chincha Islands War
…Spanish–South American War Battle of Callao Date 1865–1879 Location Coasts of Chile and Peru, mainly Result Indefinite armistice of 1871 Peace treaties between Spain and Peru (1879), Bolivia…
The moment Núñez was wounded onboard Numancia