Santa Lucía Hill
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Santa Lucía Hill, also known in Mapuche as Huelén Hill, is a hill in the centre of Santiago, Chile. It is situated between Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in the south, Santa Lucía Street in
Santa Lucía Hill viewed from San Cristóbal Hill.
Santa Lucía Hill.
The Brigadier of the Royal Engineers Manuel Olaguer Feliú, proceeded to draw and build on the Santa Lucía Hill, two forts or castles, one north and another south of the hill.
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna
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Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician. Vicuña Mackenna was of Irish and Basque descent.
Santa Lucía Hill
…observatory and related equipment were sold to the Chilean government and formed the nucleus of the first National Astronomical Observatory. In 1872 Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna spearheaded major changes to the urban atmosphere of Santiago, among which was an extensive remodelling of the hill. The works consisted of a road which…
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna