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The territory of Chile has been populated since at least 3000 BC. By the 16th century, Spanish invaders began to raid the region of present-day Chile, and the territory was a colony from 1540 to 1818, when it gained independence from Spain.
Now agriculture and allied sectors like forestry, logging and fishing account for only 4.9% of the GDP as of 2007 and employ 13.6% of the country's labor force. Chile is one of the 5 largest world producers of cherry and blueberry, and one of the 10 largest world producers of grape, apple, kiwi, peach, plum and hazelnut, focusing on exporting ...
The first European to discover Chile was Ferdinand Magellan, in 1520, following the passage in the Strait which bears his name on a wall, at the southern tip of Latin America. Following the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Hernán Cortés between 1518 and 1521, a new wave of territorial expansion occurred in the direction of the Inca Empire from ...
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
Hellen, mythical progenitor of the Greeks, who gives his name to both the people and the country in the Greek language. Theseus, semi-legendary founder-hero of Athens [94] Solon (594 BC) and Cleisthenes (508/7 BC), inventors of democracy and founders of the Athenian constitution. Lycurgus of Sparta, founder of the Spartan constitution
The club was founded on 24 May 1927, under the name Club Deportivo Universitario as a union of Club Náutico and Federación Universitaria. The founders were students of the University of Chile . In 1980, the organization separated from the University of Chile and the club is now completely independent.
The World Economic Survey of the League of Nations estimated that Chile was the worst affected nation by the Great Depression. [63] 1930: 21 March: Fuerza Aérea de Chile (Chilean Air Force) founded. [64] 1931: The deep economic crisis obliges Ibáñez del Campo to step down.
Amongst the oldest evidence for human presence in South America is the Monte Verde II site in Chile, suggested to date to around 14,500 years ago. [7] From around 13,000 years ago, the Fishtail projectile point style became widespread across South America, with its disppearance around 11,000 years ago coincident with the disappearance of South ...