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Viceroyalty of Peru. Captaincy General of Chile; Hostile indigenous people of Polynesia: Stalemate The expedition possibly reached New Zealand and Tahiti, but there wasn't any conquest. Philip II of Spain: Expeditions to Chile hostile to Spain (1578–1741) Viceroyalty of Peru. Captaincy General of Chile; European Pirates. Supported by: United ...
On April 5, 1879, a state of war was officially declared between Peru and Chile, starting military confrontations between both states. Due to Bolivia's loss of its Litoral Department by the occupying Chilean forces and consequent loss of access to the Pacific Ocean, [1] on March 26, 1879, Hilarión Daza formally offered letters of marque to any ships willing to fight for Bolivia. [2]
Bolivia's ally Peru attempts to mediate, but Chile refuses to negotiate and Peru enters the war on the side of Bolivia. Chile captures the provinces of Antofagasta from Bolivia and Tarapacá from Peru. 1880: The United States attempts to mediate in the Lackawanna Conference, but both sides refuse to negotiate. 1881
During the first decade of the 1800s, Peru had been a stronghold for royalists who fought freedom fighters in Peru, Upper Peru, Quito and Chile. Among the war's most important events was the proclamation of Peruvian independence by José de San Martín on July 28, 1821.
The state of war is maintained between the belligerent parties until the signing of an indefinite armistice in 1871; Subsequently, Spain and the South American allies signed peace treaties separately: Peru (1879), Bolivia (1879), Chile (1883) and Ecuador (1885) War of the Pacific (1879–1883) Chile Peru Bolivia: Victory
The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was established. 1839: 25 August: The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was officially dissolved. 1866: 2 May: A Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez besieged the port city of Callao. 1879: 5 April: War of the Pacific: Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia. 1883: 20 October
Royal Governor of Chile (in opposition): José Antonio Pareja (12 December-) . Supreme Provisional Authority: José Miguel Carrera (-January 8), Patriot President of the Provisional Government Junta: José Miguel Carrera (January 8-April 8), Patriot, José Santiago Portales (April 8-August 6), Patriot, Pedro José Prado Jaraquemada (August 6-December 6), Patriot, José Miguel Carrera Verdugo ...
Bolivia helped Peru with money and weapons, but the Bolivian army never again intervened in the war. In Peru, the political situation was complicated. President Prado had declared war on Chile for longstanding economical and political reasons [63] but without the funds or international credit to finance the war. He turned over the ...