2026-02-031907https://hdl.handle.net/10784/37532Events move apace, and already the fate of the Pacific looms great with possibilities for the near future of the world. The maritime rise if Japan, the impending construction of the Panama canal, and the exterior ambitions of the United States, will profoundly affect the position of all the Pacific powers. But whatever may befall, one thing is sure-that the natural position and advantages of Chile as a seafaring country must of necessity give it a large share of the increased commercial and maritime activity which may accrue from the rise of the Pacific in importance to the world.Chapter I : physical history of Chile -- Chapter II : prehistoric history of Chile -- Chapter III : the story of Pedro de Valdivia -- Chapter IV : the companions of Valdivia -- Chapter V : Indian wars and decision on a frontier 1585-1600 -- Chapter VI : Jesuit policy, indians, and dutch pirates 1600-1645 -- Chapter VII : araucanians, pirates, governors, and smugglers 1647-1700 -- Chapter VIII : development of Chile ambrose o'higgins -- Chapter IX : the revolution --Chapter X : the reconquest -- Chapter XI : the last days of royalist dominion -- Chapter XII : el amirante cochrane and O'higgins -- Chapter XIII : civil, peruvian, and spanism wars -- Chapter XV : balmaceda -- Chapter XVI : modern Chile -- Chapter XVII : nitrates and mines -- Chapter XVIII : Valparaiso and Santiago -- Chapter XIX : the frontier, Valdivia, and the great forest -- Chapter XX : Sandy point and the valley of lakes -- Chapter XXI : transports and communications -- Chapter XXII : exploration and discovery -- Chapter XXIII : the future of Chileengbookinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCHILE - HISTORIA - DESCUBRIMIENTO Y CONQUISTA, 1536-1561CHILE - HISTORIA - COLONIA, 1561-1810CHILE - HISTORIA - GUERRA DE INDEPENDENCIA, 1810-1824CHILE - CARACTERÍSTICAS NACIONALESCHILE - CIVILIZACIÓNVALDIVIA, PEDRO DE, 1497-1553CHILE - CONDICIONES ECONÓMICASCHILE - CONDICIONES SOCIALESCHILE - COMERCIOCHILE - GEOGRAFÍAAGRICULTURA - CHILERUTAS COMERCIALES - CHILEMONTT MONTT, PEDRO, 1849-1910 - FOTOGRAFÍASCHILE - FOTOGRAFÍASHistory of ChileEconomic Conditions of ChileSocial Conditions of ChileNational Characteristics of ChileChilean CivilizationTrade in ChileAgriculture in ChileTrade Routes in ChileHistory of the Discovery and Conquest of Chile, 1536–1561History of the Colony in Chile, 1561–1810Chilean War of Independence, 1810–1824Photographs of Pedro Montt Montt, 1849-1910Geography of ChilePhotographs of Chile983 E463CAcceso abierto2026-02-03Scott Elliott, G. F.