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The parade's September 19 date was officially sanctioned in 1915 as Chilean Army Day (Dia de las Glorias del Ejercito) per a presidential decree by President Ramón Barros Luco and Interior and Public Security Minister Pedro Nicolás Montenegro, then confirmed by Law 2977 by the National Congress, celebrating the Army, the first full day of the ...
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".
The independence wars in Chile (1810–1818) and Peru (1809–1824) had a negative impact on the Chilean wheat industry. Trade was disrupted and armies in Chile pillaged the countryside. The Guerra a muerte phase was particularly destructive and ended only to see a period of outlaw banditry (e.g. Pincheira brothers) occur until the late 1820s. [3]
Chișinău Independence Day Parade; ... Great Military Parade of Chile; Great Military Parade of Peru; I. Indonesian National Armed Forces Day; Israel Defense Forces ...
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 ...
STORY: Wearing frightening costumes and elaborate make-up, the horde of undead gathered at Alameda avenue and ambled down nearby streets.Zombie walker Marcela Santander told Reuters she joined to ...
September 11 (the day of the military coup in 1973) was established as a holiday (Día de la Liberación Nacional, "Day of National Liberation") by the military regime in 1981. [9] In 1998, it was replaced by the Día de la Unidad Nacional ("Day of National Unity"), [ 10 ] observed on the first Monday in September.
The following is a list of events in the year 2024 in Chile. Incumbents ... 15 August – Assumption Day; 18 September – Independence Day; 19 September – Army Day;