Talca (2002 Census pop. 193,755) is a city in Chile, and is the capital of both Talca Province and VII Maule Region. Image File history File linksMetadata Talca_main_comercial_street. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Talca_main_comercial_street. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Maule is Chiles seventh administrative region from north to south. ...
The city was founded as San AgustÃn de Talca in 1742. It was partialy destroyed by earthquakes in 1742 and 1928, being rebuilt each time. In 1818Bernardo O'Higgins proclaimed the independence of Chile from Talca. // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Bernardo OHiggins Riquelme (August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842), South American Independentist leader and first Chilean head of state (Supreme Director, 1817–23), commanded the military forces that won independence from Spain. ...
The city is an important economic center, with agricultural (wheat) and manufacturing activities, as well as the production of wine. It is also the location of the University of Talca and the Catholic University of Maule. Species T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References: ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of grapes and grape juice. ...
The inhabitants of Talca have a saying 'Talca, Paris & London' - originated from a hat shop that placed a ribbon stating that its had branches in Paris and London'
TALCA, a province of Chile, bounded N. by Curico, E. by Argentina, S. by Linares and Maule, and W. by the Pacific.
In the E. the Andean slopes cover a considerable part of its territory, and in the W. another large area is covered by the coast range.
There are woollen factories, especially for the universally worn "poncho." Talca has railway connexion with Santiago on the N., with Concepcion on the S., and with Constitucion at the mouth of the Maule.
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