1891 in Chile

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  • 1890s
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See also:
  • Other events of 1891
  • Timeline of Chilean history

Events in the year 1891 in Chile.

Incumbents[]

  • President: Jose Manuel Balmaceda until August, Jorge Montt after August[1]

Events[]

  • January 18-September 16 - Chilean Civil War of 1891
  • March 6 - Battle of Pozo Almonte
  • April 23 - Battle of Caldera Bay
  • May 6 - Itata Incident: the steamer Itata is detained in San Diego on orders of United States State Department official John W. Foster[2]
  • May 7 - Itata Incident: The Itata leaves San Diego for Chile[3]
  • May 16 - Itata Incident: USS Charleston, a warship sent after the Itata, arrives in the Mexican port of Acapulco without finding the Itata [4]
  • June 4 - United States Navy admiral George Brown convinces the Congressionalist Junta to give up the Itata.[5]
  • July 3 - The vessel Maipo arrived in Iquique with arms and munitions for the Congressionalist Junta
  • August 21 - Battle of Concón
  • August 28 - Battle of Placilla

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • August 28 - Orozimbo Barbosa (born 1838)
  • September 19 - Jose Manuel Balmaceda, President of Chile (born 1840)[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Mirow, M. C. (2015). Latin American Constitutionalism: The Constitution of Cádiz and its Legacy in Spanish America. Cambridge University Press. p. 176. ISBN 9781107025592.
  2. ^ "Seizure of the Itata; the Robert and Minnie not caught", New York Times, May 7, 1891, retrieved 10 August 2008
  3. ^ "Away steamed the Itata", New York Times, May 8, 1891, retrieved 10 August 2008
  4. ^ "Waiting for the Itata", New York Times, May 17, 1891, retrieved August 10, 2008
  5. ^ "The Itata Surrendered", New York Times, June 5, 1891, retrieved August 10, 2008
  6. ^ "José Manuel Balmaceda | president of Chile". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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