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4 unusual facts about Immigration to Chile


Immigration to Chile

It is currently estimated that there are about 50,000 descendants of Dutch in Chile, mostly located in Malleco, Gorbea, Pitrufquén, Faja Maisan and around Temuco.

With akin Latin culture, the French immigrants quickly assimilated into mainstream Chilean society.

Thence, with akin Latin culture, Italians have helped forge the nation, with architects (Gioacchino Toesca), painters (Camilo Mori), businessmen (Anacleto Angelini), Economists (Vittorio Corbo) and statesmen (Arturo Alessandri) among others.

After the War of the Pacific that pitted Chile against the Bolivian-Peruvian alliance between 1879 and 1883, Chile incorporated the Peruvian territories of the Department of Tarapacá and the provinces of Arica, Tacna (until 1929) and Tarata (until 1925).



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