Foundation of Punta Arenas
Supports establishment of Punta Arenas to consolidate Chilean sovereignty and settlement in the Strait of Magellan.
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1848 in Chile
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Historical records for Chile in 1848
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German Settler Recruitment Mission
President Manuel Bulnes's administration supported initiatives to recruit German settlers for southern Chile. The government regarded immigration and new agricultural communities as instruments of territorial development.
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