There are two versions about the origin of Valparaíso, one is attributed to Juan de Saavedra, who in 1536 would have baptized with the name of Valparaíso the bay where he found the ship “Santiaguillo” in memory of his hometown of Valparaíso de Arriba (City Council of Carrascosa del Campo, Cuenca, Spain) Another version attributes this name to…
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Chile 2008
Yearbook 2008 Chile. Both the Government coalition Concertación and the opposition alliance Alianza por Chile claimed with some right that they won the municipal elections on October 26. The Concertación won 146 mayoral positions, which was 57 fewer than in the last municipal elections in 2004, while the opposition increased its share by 38 to…