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Valdivia

city in Chile

9 dated entries naming Valdivia, drawn from 8 separate years between 1544 CE and 1971 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Valdivia (city), Valdivia, Chile in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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16th century

  • 1544September 22 – Captain Juan Bautista Pastene leads the first European expedition to the estuary of Valdivia, Chile and Corral Bay.source
  • 1552February 12 – Pedro de Valdivia founds the Chilean city of Valdivia, as Santa María la Blanca de Valdivia.source
  • 1575December 16 – An earthquake hits Valdivia.source

17th century

  • 1643August 24 – Dutch expedition to Valdivia: A Dutch fleet establishes a new colony in the ruins of Valdivia in southern Chile.source
  • 1643October 28 – Dutch expedition to Valdivia: The Dutch end their occupation of Valdivia in Chile.source

18th century

  • 1792October 3 – A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.source

19th century

  • 1820February 6 – Capture of Valdivia: Lord Cochrane occupies Valdivia in the name of the Republic of Chile.source

20th century

  • 196022 May – The 1960 Valdivia earthquake occurs; with a magnitude of 9.5 MW, it is the largest recorded earthquake. Its epicenter was the city of Valdivia and mainly affected the area between Talca and Chiloé Archipelago. The earthquake was felt in different parts of the planet and produced a tidal wave which affected various locations throughout the Pacific Ocean such as Hawaii and Japan. It also caused the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, which covered the Puyehue Lake with ashes. Between 1,655 and 2,000 people died, and more than 2 million were affected by this disaster.source
  • 1971July 8 - Illapel earthquake, which could be perceived from Antofagasta to Valdivia. Its magnitude was 7.8 Richter Scale, 85 people died and it caused a minor tidal wave.source

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