History Of Valdivia
Valdivia is one of the few cities in southern Chile with a more less contineous and well documented history from its foundation in the 16th century onwards.
Read more about History Of Valdivia: Prehispanic Times (12,000 B.P.-1543), Spanish Colony (1544-1810), Independence and Growth (1811-1959), Great Chilean Earthquake and Valdivia in Los Lagos Region (1960-2006)
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