CHILE By facebooker_717131512 Sep 11, 1535 Conquistadors arrived Sep 11, 1541 Santiago founded Sep 18, 1810 Proclaimed independence from Spain Feb 12, 1818 Officially declared independent Sep 11, 1920 1920s - strong middle & working class Sep 11, 1924 1924-1932 General Carlos Ibanez - dictator Sep 11, 1932 1932-1952 Radical Party dominates Sep 11, 1964 1964-1968 Frei leads "Revolution in Liberty" Sep 11, 1973 Military coup of Allende Sep 11, 1980 New Constitution Sep 11, 2006 Michelle Bachelet Jeria - 1st female president of Chile