Over his lifetime, he pursued mercantile affairs nearly everywhere in Spanish America — Panama, Cartagena de Indias, Acapulco, Valparaiso, Concepción and Talcahuano.
He returned to Chile in 1839, where he was appointed governor of Constitución on April 12, 1842 and governor of Talcahuano on August 29, 1849.
Together with ten other municipalities, it forms part of the Concepción Province, which in turn is one of four provinces that forms the VIII Region of Biobío Region.
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The city is home to Club Deportivo Huachipato, a football club in Chile's Primera División, playing at Estadio CAP.
The Juan Pablo II Bridge, also known as Puente Nuevo ("New Bridge"), is a bridge in Chile connecting Concepción and Talcahuano with San Pedro de la Paz, through the Biobío River.
Established in 1983, Valvulas Industriales S.A (VISA) has its headquarters in Santiago, with branches Antofagasta, Copiapó, Talcahuano and Valdivia.