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Per Law 2977 of 1915, Army Day is celebrated on the 19th of September in honor of the Army's role in the defense of the Chilean nation, thus the date is dedicated to the Chilean Army and is a national holiday. The parade, however, dates back to 1896, and parades have been held annually in the capital beginning in 1819.
The Fiestas Patrias (literally Homeland Holidays) [1] of Chile consist of two days, with a third one added on some years: 18 September, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and marking the beginning of the Chilean Independence process. 19 September, known as the "Day of the Glories of the Army".
In Chile, Army Day (Spanish: Día de las Glorias del Ejército) is a national holiday celebrated every 19 September, a day after the independence day, with the Gran Parada Militar, a military parade where all the branches of the armed forces display some of their troops and equipment in a special part of O'Higgins Park in Santiago. Several ...
Army Day: Día de las Glorias del Ejército: Mandatory holiday. October: 12 (Sunday) Columbus Day: Encuentro de Dos Mundos: Colloquially known as Día de la Raza ("Race Day") or formally by its older name (Aniversario del Descubrimiento de América). Officially on October 12, if this holiday falls on a day other than Saturday, Sunday or Monday ...
The flag of Chile consists of two equal-height horizontal bands of white and red, with a blue square the same height as the white band in the canton, which bears a white five-pointed star in the center. It was adopted on 18 October 1817. The Chilean flag is also known in Spanish as La Estrella Solitaria [1] (The Lone Star).
The Chilean Army (Spanish: Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Chilean Armed Forces. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts ) [ 2 ] is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
Fifty years ago, Chile began the darkest period in its modern history. On Sept. 11, 1973, Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that included the bombing of La Moneda, the presidential palace ...
The result of the bloody three-day confrontation known as the Battle of the ... (in memory of this day, Chile celebrates ... The Chilean Army is 45,000 strong ...