View of downtown Concepción from Caracol hill Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of the Eighth Region. Greater Concepcion (including Talcahuano, San Pedro de La Paz, Hualpén and Chiguayante) is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with over one million inhabitants. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Talcahuano is a port city of Chile, lying near Concepción. ...
The second city of a country is the city that is (or was) the second-most important, usually after the capital or first city, according to some criteria. ...
Concepción was founded by Pedro de Valdivia in 1550 north of the Bio-Bio river, just a few kilometers north of La Frontera (The Fontier), the limit between the Chilean-Spanish territory and the land of the Mapuche, an ethnic group that was not subjugated until the 1870s. The city was a significant military settlement for the Viceroyalty of Peru but was still overrun and destroyed on several occasions by Mapuche armies during the early period of Spanish colonialism. Pedro de Valdivia Pedro de Valdivia (c. ...
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The Mapuche are the pre-Hispanic inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Argentina. ...
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Concepción was the home of the Real Audiencia, the most important government organization during Spanish colonial times. When the First National Government Board met in Santiago on September 18, 1810, citizens of Concepción joined up. Concepcion was used as the point of entry by the Spanish Army in the attempt by the Viceroyalty of Peru to re-conquer Chile. Concepción politicians and soldiers became a significant political force in the newly-independent country. Satellite image of Santiago Santiago (full form Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile. ...
On February 20, 1835, the city was destroyed by an earthquake. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ...
Concepción is the second largest city of the country and has many important industries. The Universidad de Concepción, headquartered in the city, is well respected, and the neighbouring harbour of Talcahuano holds the largest naval base in the country. Talcahuano is a port city of Chile, lying near Concepción. ...
This city is one the most active cities in music rock activities. Most of the famous rock groups in Chile started up in Concepción.
Concepción currently has four traditional universities:
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