Talcahuano is a port city of Chile, lying near Concepción. Concepción (Spanish for conception, in reference to the Immaculate Conception of Roman Catholic dogma) is the name of several towns and cities in Latin America: Concepción, Chile Concepción, Santander, Colombia Concepción, Campeche, Mexico Concepción, Tabasco, Mexico Concepción, Paraguay Concepción, Zulia State, Venezuela And...

The official foundation date of Talcahuano is November 5, 1764 when Antonio Guill y Gonzaga declared it as an official port. However, Talcahuano began to figure in history books as early as 1544 when the Geonese captain, Juan Bautista Pastene discovered the mouth of the Bio-Bío river while exploring the coast in his ships “San Pedro” and “Santiaguillo”. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ...

The city is named after an Araucanian chief, Talcahueñu, who inhabited the region at the arrival of the Spanish. En Mapudungun, the language of the indigenous Mapuches, Talcahuano means “Thundering Sky”. Mapudungun (mapu means earth and dungun means to speak) (also Mapudungu, Araucano, Araukano, Mapuche, Araucanian) is a language isolate spoken in central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche (mapu is earth and che means people) people. ... Mapuche (Mapudungun; Che, People + Mapu, of the Land) are the original Amerindian inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. ...

Talcahuano is located in the extreme south of the central zone of Chile. Together with ten other municipalities, it forms part of the Province of Concepción, which in turn is one of four provinces that forms the VIII Region of the Bío-Bío.

The municipality of Talcahuano has an area of 148.29 km² and, according to the 2002 Census, has a population of 250,348 inhabitants. With a population density of 1,873 inhabitants per square kilometre, it is the seventh most populated city of the country.

Talcahuano contains Chile's main naval base which is home of the historical relic, the Huascár, a Peruvian ironclad ship which was captured in 1879 during the War of the Pacific. Huáscar is a small armoured turret ship, similar to the monitor type. ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Republic of Peru Republic of Bolivia Republic of Chile Commanders Juan Buendía Andrés Cáceres Miguel Grau Manuel Baquedano Patricio Lynch Arturo Prat Strength Peru-Bolivian Army Peruvian Navy Army of Chile Chilean Navy Casualties {{{notes}}} The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in...

External links

• http://www.talcahuano.cl
• Satellite view of Talcahuano (Google Maps)