1535
Diego de Almagro began the conquest of Chile, from Peru.
Between 1540 and 1558
Pedro de Valdivia is established with the port of Valparaiso
and founded several cities of which Santiago.
The mapuches, guided by cacic Lautaro, were opposed to the invaders
tenaciously by overcoming them on several occasions with strategies
learned from same Spanish. Valdivia died during one of these
battles. Its successor, Francisco de Villagra, overcame and
killed Lautaro in 1557.
In 1810
The town council of Santiago constituted itself as a Parliament
of the Self government.
April 5
1818 The Spanish troops were definitively overcome it in the
Battle of Maipu.
(1879-1884)
The war of the Pacific confronted Chile with Peru and Bolivia.
1886
Balmaceda handbook, elected President in 1886, tried to break
the oligarchical order, supported by the nationalism stimulated
by the war.
1970
The Salvador Allende Socialist gains the elections.
September 11, 1973
The General Augusto Pinochet, with the assistance of the United
States directed a coup d'etat against Allende
President Allende committed suicide.
1998
Pinochet withdraws himself officially and proclaims Senator
with life what grants the parliamentary privilege to him.
January 2000
The socialist leader of Concertacion, Ricardo Lagos, gained
the elections.
