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Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was born on 1 September 1453 at Montilla in the province of Córdoba.He was the younger son of Pedro Fernández de Córdoba, Count of Aguilar (himself the son of Pedro Fernández de Córdoba, 1390–1424 and of Leonor de Arellano) and of Elvira de Herrera (daughter of Pedro Núñez de Herrera y Guzmán, d. 1430, and Blanca Enríquez de Mendoza).
Insignia. Officer rank insignia. Enlisted rate insignia. v. t. e. The Chilean Navy (Spanish: Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso.
The list of decommissioned ships of the Chilean Navy is mostly compiled from information given in the website of the Chilean Navy.It consists of over 500 historical units including ships of the Patria Vieja, prizes, fireships, armed merchant ships, auxiliary ships, capital ships and, of course, regular warships of the navy ranging from the 25,000 long tons (25,000 t) capital ship Chilean ...
Lawyer, teacher and secret agent. Signature. Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón (Latin American Spanish: [aɾˈtuɾo pɾat tʃaˈkon]; April 3, 1848 – May 21, 1879) was a Chilean Navy officer and lawyer. He was killed in the Battle of Iquique, during the War of the Pacific. During his career, Prat had taken part in several naval engagements ...
The First Chilean Navy Squadron was the heterogeneous naval force that terminated Spanish colonial rule in the Pacific and protagonized the most important naval actions of in the Latin American wars of independence. [1] The Chilean revolutionary government organized the squadron in order to carry the war to the Viceroyalty of Perú, then the ...
Esmeralda (BE-43) The ship is the sixth to carry the name Esmeralda. The first was the frigate Esmeralda captured from the Spanish at Callao, Peru, by Admiral Lord Thomas Cochrane of the Chilean Navy, in a bold incursion on the night of 5 November 1820. The second was the corvette Esmeralda of the Chilean Navy, which, set against superior ...
First holder. Rudecindo Alvarado. This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy (Spanish: Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain. He was appointed by former President Sebastian Piñera on 18 ...
Location and hours. The Historical Museum and Cultural Center of the Carabineros de Chile is located on the north side of the Carabineros School, at 1690 Antonio Varas Avenue, in the commune of Providencia. Its hours of operation are Tuesday to Thursday from 10:00 to 17:30, Friday from 10:00 to 16:30, and Saturday from 9:00 to 13:00.