Pedro de Valdivia was the Conquistador of Chile, and the Capture of the City of Valdivia was one of the first victories of the Chilean Navy. Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Valdivia:
Esmeralda (1791) renamed Valdivia after her capture by the Chilean Navy
Valdivia (1865), ex-Henriette [1]
Valdivia (1903), built in Behrens Shipyard, Valdivia [2]
Valdivia (1927), a dredger built in Conrad Weft, Netherlands [3]
Valdivia (1943) ex-USS LCM-24958 of the US Navy [4]
Valdivia (1970), a Newport-class tank landing ship
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from Valdivia to the south. It was felt in the cities of Concepción, Valdivia and Ancud. The earthquake was also felt by the crew whaling ships in Guafo...
and finally in 1820 when Chilean patriots led by Thomas Cochrane successfully captured it. The first European to visit Valdivia River's estuary was the...
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strait during the winter, he turned around, returning to Chilean ports in February 1554. Valdivia himself never actually reached the strait, as he was killed...
decided to assault the city of Valdivia, the most fortified place in southern Chile at the time. Valdivia was a threat to Chilean independence as it was a stronghold...
resources to fortify the Chilean coast as consequence of Dutch and English raids. The Spanish attempts to block the entrance of foreign ships to the eastern Pacific...
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