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Settlement by ethnic German settlers has had a long-lasting influence on the society, economy and geography of Chile in general, and South Chile in particular. Intense German influence around the turn of the century faced also some criticism as exemplified when Eduardo de la Barra wrote disparagingly about a "German bewitchment".
German Chileans (Spanish: germanochilenos; German: Deutsch-Chilenen) are Chileans descended from German immigrants, about 30,000 of whom arrived in Chile between 1846 and 1914. Most of these were from Bavaria , Baden and the Rhineland , and also from Bohemia in present-day Czech Republic , which were traditionally Catholic.
Pérez Rosales succeeded Philippi as government agent in Europe in 1850; he returned to Chile in 1852 with many German families to settle the shores of Llanquihue Lake. [10] Example of German architecture in Puerto Varas, a town at Llanquihue Lake with strong German influence. The sponsored colonization of Valdivia and Osorno lasted until 1858 ...
The prestige of Germany and German culture in Chile remained high after the First World War but did not return to its pre-war levels. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Indeed in Chile, the war bought an end to a period of scientific and cultural influence which writer Eduardo de la Barra scornfully called "the German bewitchment" ( Spanish : el embrujamiento alemán ).
This is a timeline of Chilean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Chile and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Chile. See also the list of governors and presidents of Chile
Colonia Dignidad ('Dignity Colony') was an isolated colony established in post-World War II Chile by emigrant Germans which became notorious for the internment, torture, and murder of dissidents during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s while under the leadership of German emigrant preacher Paul Schäfer. [2]
In addition to German espionage and sabotage in Latin America, the United States was also concerned about Nazi propaganda. For example, Germany's embassy in Guatemala City served as the distribution center for Nazi propaganda in Central America. Prior to the beginning of the war in 1939, the propaganda focused on the superiority of German ...
Pages in category "History of Chile" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... German colonization of Valdivia, Osorno and Llanquihue; N.