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Pedro de Valdivia, painted by Federico de Madrazo.Image: Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz · Public domainworld · Americas
Valdivia founds Concepción in Chile
On 5 October 1550 the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, governor of Chile and founder of Santiago, formally founded the city of Concepción del Nuevo Extremo on the coast of southern Chile. It was an important step in Spain’s advance into the lands of the Mapuche people; the city was later moved to its present site on the Biobío River.
Source: Chilean National Archives: The beginnings of the city of Concepción ↗
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