Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Valdivia, Chile

The Plaza Simón Bolívar is located in the Chilean city of Valdivia, capital of the Los Ríos Region. It is located near the Calle-Calle bridge, by the northern entrance to the city, between Avenida Ramón Picarte to the north, and Errázuriz to the south. It is considered one of the city's historic squares.

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Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America.

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Ramón Picarte y Castro, Chilean soldier, hero of independence, and mayor of the city and province of Valdivia.

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Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command.

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Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón was a Chilean lawyer and navy officer. He was killed in the Battle of Iquique, during the War of the Pacific.

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The Chilean submarine O'Brien was an Oberon-class submarine in the Chilean Navy.

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The Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral Also Valdivia Cathedral Is the main Catholic church of the Valdivia diocese, built in the center of the homonymous city of Valdivia, in the South American country of Chile.

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The Plaza de la República is the official name given to the Plaza de Armas in the Chilean city of Valdivia, capital of the Los Ríos Region, in the south of the country. It is located in the urban centre of the city, a few streets from the banks of the Calle-Calle river. It has the particularity of being the only square in Chile that bears this name.

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The Telecommunications Museum is a thematic museum located in the city of Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, Chile. Its purpose is to disseminate information about the progress and history of telecommunication methods used nationally and worldwide, this being the first of its kind in the country. It was inaugurated on May 18, 2022.

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Iglesia San Francisco de Valdivia is a church and convent in Valdivia, Chile. It was built between 1586 and 1628 and is the oldest building in the city, having withstood three major earthquakes. I

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Zone:South The Torreón Los Canelos or Torreón de Cantarranas is a historical monument located in the city of Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, Chile. It was designed in 1678 by the engineer Juan Garland as part of a network of defense infrastructure to counter the attack of Indians in Valdivia; and was executed by Governor Joaquín de Espinoza y Dávalos in 1774.

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María Isabel Riquelme de la Barrera y Meza, was the mother of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins. Isabel Riquelme was of Basque descent.

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