In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prat and the second or maternal family name is Chacón.
Arturo Prat
Photography by Arturo Prat.
Born
(1848-04-03)April 3, 1848 Ninhue, Chile
Died
May 21, 1879(1879-05-21) (aged 31) Off Iquique, Peru (present-day Chile)
Allegiance
Chile
Service/branch
Chilean Navy
Years of service
1861–1879
Rank
Frigate captain
Commands held
Corvette Esmeralda
Schooner Covadonga
Battles/wars
Chincha Islands War
Battle of Papudo
Battle of Abtao
War of the Pacific
Blockade of Iquique
Battle of Iquique †
Spouse(s)
Carmela Carvajal
Children
Carmela de la Concepción, Blanca Estela and Arturo Héctor
Other work
Lawyer, teacher and secret agent
Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón (Latin American Spanish:[aɾˈtuɾopɾattʃaˈkon]; April 3, 1848 – May 21, 1879) was a Chilean lawyer and navy officer. He was killed in the Battle of Iquique, during the War of the Pacific.
During his career, Prat had taken part in several naval engagements, including battles at Papudo (1865), and at the Abtao (1866). Following his death, his name became a rallying cry for Chilean forces, and Arturo Prat has since been considered a national hero.
Prat's name is commemorated on numerous plazas (squares), streets, buildings and other structures in Chile. His name has been commemorated by four of Chile's major warships, including a Brooklyn-class cruiser in the 1950s, a British County-class destroyer from 1983 to 2006, and most recently a Dutch Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigate transferred to Chile as Capitan Prat in 2006. One of Chile's Antarctic research facilities, Arturo Prat Station, and the Chilean Naval Academy, Escuela Naval Arturo Prat are named after him. His portrait appears on the 10,000 Chilean peso bank note. Also, in 1984 Arturo Prat University was founded, with its main campus in Iquique where his heroic deed took place.
Agustín ArturoPrat Chacón (Latin American Spanish: [aɾˈtuɾopɾat tʃaˈkon]; April 3, 1848 – May 21, 1879) was a Chilean lawyer and navy officer. He was...
Universidad ArturoPrat is a university in Chile. It is a derivative university part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. The university was created...
Captain ArturoPrat Base (Spanish: Base Naval Antártica "ArturoPrat") is a Chilean Antarctic research station located at Iquique Cove, Greenwich Island...
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Colegio ArturoPrat (English: ArturoPrat School) is a Chilean high school located in Machalí, Cachapoal Province, Chile. "Tabla de Directorio Oficial...
Santiago, August 16, 1931) was the wife of the Chilean navy captain ArturoPrat, hero of the Battle of Iquique. Carmela Carvajal, the youngest of four...
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during the War of the Pacific, where a Chilean corvette commanded by ArturoPrat Chacón faced a Peruvian ironclad under Miguel Grau Seminario. The battle...
first director was Francisco Vidal Gormaz. Chilean war hero and martyr ArturoPrat is regarded as the ultimate example of the commitment of the navy to...
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Bernardo O'Higgins Station 56 Chile Byrd Station 1 United States Captain ArturoPrat Base 56 Chile Casey Station 672 Australia can be direct dialed Comandante...
Gatling gun, as well as two torpedo tubes. Tsukushi was laid down as ArturoPrat on 10 February 1879 for the Chilean Navy and launched on 11 August 1880...
Vice Admiral Vicente Merino Bielich (21 May 1889 – 30 January 1977) was a Chilean naval officer and political figure. He commanded the Chilean Navy during...
beginning with the establishment of Sovereignty Base, currently known as ArturoPrat, in the South Shetland Islands. The following year, as a way of establishing...
ship, the battle lasted for over three hours. The captain of Esmeralda, ArturoPrat, was killed while leading an attempt to board the enemy vessel, and Huáscar...
Wightwick Rendel which had already been used on the Chilean Navy vessel ArturoPrat (later the Imperial Japanese Navy's Tsukushi). Two ships were ordered...
on Wednesday, May 21, 1879: that of Iquique, where captain of frigate ArturoPrat died along with the entire crew of the corvette Esmeralda, sunk by the...
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