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The Mapuche people have a long history dating back as an archaeological culture.
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The Inca rule, in Chile, didn't last long. It collapsed in the 1530's.
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In 1541, a Spaniard, Pedro de Valdivia, founded Santiago.
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The conquest of Chile starts with the arrival of Pedro de Valdivia to Chile in 1541 and ends with the death of Martín García Óñez de Loyola in the Battle of Curalaba in 1598.
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During this time the supporters of the Spanish Empire restored their control over Chile.
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Chile broke from Spanish rule, declaring their independence.
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It began with the defeat at the Battle of Lircay. It concluded in 1861 with the election of the independent Jose Joaquin Perez as president, ending the hegemony of the conservative party.
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It was a conflict between the Peru-Bolivian Confederation on one side and Chile. The war ended with a Confederate defeat and the dissolution of the Confederacy.
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This was an armed conflict between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the President.
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The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a watershed event in both the history of Chile and the Cold War.
