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    first-rate fort system in Spanish America, in the 18th century it was overshadowed by the forts of Cartagena de Indias, Havana and Puerto Rico. The Valdivian Fort...
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    the construction of the Valdivian Fort System that begun in 1645. As consequence of the Seven Years' War the Valdivian Fort System was updated and reinforced...
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    Hispano-Portuguese war of 1763–1777. As consequence of the war the Valdivian Fort System, a Spanish defensive complex in southern Chile, was updated and...
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    battle Patriots gained control of the southwestern part of the Valdivian Fort System after an audacious assault aided by deception and the darkness of...
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    on the Viceroyalty of Peru, which financed the building of the Valdivian fort system that turned Valdivia into one of the most fortified cities of the...
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    During the colonial period, Corral was the headquarters of the Valdivian Fort System, which protected Valdivia. Economic activities in Corral revolve...
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    had convicts from all-over the Viceroyalty of Peru construct the Valdivian Fort System. The convicts, many of whom were Afro-Peruvians, became later soldier-settlers...
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  • the return of the Spanish to Valdivia. The construction of the Valdivian Fort System began in 1645. Having heard from a letter to Juan Manqueante that...
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    decisive blow to the Royalists in Chile when, in 1820, he seized the Valdivian Fort System, the most fortified place in South America at the time. Cochrane...
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    began: the "First System" in 1794, the "Second System" in 1804, and the "Third System" or "Permanent System" in 1816. Masonry forts were determined to...
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  • Cruz Fort Talcahuano Fort Tolpán Valdivian Fort System Fort Virguenco Baimaguan Fort Chinese (Qing dynasty) forts Buddhist Hall (Tung Lung) Fort Fan Lau...
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    construction of the Valdivian Fort System that begun in 1645. As consequence of the Seven Years' War, the Valdivian Fort System, a Spanish defensive...
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    February 1820, the patriot force told the Spanish garrison of the Valdivian Fort System they were part of the convoy of San Telmo. Using this tactic they...
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    the most fortified bays in Spanish America in colonial time (see: Valdivian Fort System). The outer limits of the bay are Morro Gonzalo in the southwest...
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  • locations churches were destroyed by the earthquake. In addition the Valdivian Fort System and the Royal Storehouse of Valdivia took heavy damage. Landslides...
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    had convicts from all-over the Viceroyalty of Peru construct the Valdivian Fort System. The convicts, many of whom were Afro-Peruvians, became soldier-settlers...
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    burdened the finances of the viceroyalty was the maintenance of the Valdivian Fort System built in response to the Dutch expedition to Valdivia in 1643. Luis...
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    language. For example, in the 17th century, many soldiers at the Valdivian Fort System had some command of Mapuche. During the 17th and 18th centuries...
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  • made in Colonial Chile. Among his works is the modification of the Valdivian Fort System; the floor plan of the Cabildo of Santiago; the selection of site...
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    observation post and a cannon of 4 pounds which was part of the Valdivian Fort System. There is a South American sea lion colony at the base of Morro...
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    toponyms originated in colonial times from the population of the Valdivian Fort System that served as a penal colony linked to the Peruvian port of El...
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  • toponyms originated in colonial times from the population of the Valdivian Fort System that served as a penal colony linked to the Peruvian port of El...
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    province within Los Lagos Region and Puerto Montt was designated capital. Valdivians greatly resented this decision because they felt they were better suited...
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  • 1741 Seven Years' War As consequence of the Seven Years' War the Valdivian Fort System, a Spanish defensive complex in southern Chile, was updated and...
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    simply Castillo de Mancera. The fort was a vital point in the Valdivian Fort System, allowing with the aid of the forts in Corral and Niebla to crossfire...
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    National Reserve Valdivia Province Valdivia River Valdivian Coastal Range Valdivian Fort System Valdivian temperate rain forests Valech Report Valentin Ivanov...
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  • grown into a military garrison and was tasked with constructing the Valdivian Fort System to defend against the Dutch or any other naval power that might...
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  • interglacial period, around 130,000–114,000 years ago, in Chile Valdivian Fort System, colonial fortifications made to protect the city of Valdivia (The...
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  • lush natural surrounding. South from the city lies the colonial Valdivian Fort System. Also in this area of the country are the Lake O'Higgins, the deepest...
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    nacional de estadísticas, June 2005, retrieved January 10, 2014 Valdivian Fort System List of towns in Chile Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niebla...
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