In Colonial times the Spanish Empire diverted significant resources to fortify the Chilean coast as consequence of Dutch and English raids. The Spanish attempts to block the entrance of foreign ships
View of Niebla Fort, one of the many forts the Spanish established around Corral Bay following the Dutch occupation of Valdivia.
The Wreck of the Wager, the frontispiece from John Byron's account
Antonio de Vea expedition
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The Antonio de Vea expedition of 1675–1676 was a Spanish naval expedition to the fjords and channels of Patagonia aimed to find whether rival colonial powers—specifically, the English—were active in t
Reconstruction of a dalca in the museum of Dalcahue.
San Rafael Lake and San Rafael Glacier as seen in 2009.