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Osorno

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Osorno , city (1990 est. pop. 117,400), Los Lagos region, S central Chile, in the heart of the lake district. Osorno is chiefly an agricultural processing and distribution center. Founded in 1558, it was later destroyed by the Araucanians and was reestablished in 1796 by order of Ambrosio O'Higgins. An influx of immigrants in the latter half of the 19th cent. has given Osorno the atmosphere of a German town. It has an active tourist trade. ... Read more
Ambrosio O'Higgins
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...adventurous career he so distinguished himself in campaigns against the Araucanians that he was appointed (1789) governor of Chile. He was later made marquis of Osorno and served capably as viceroy (1796-1801) of Peru. Bernardo O'Higgins was his son. Read more
Araucanians
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Itata and Tolt é n rivers. Today many live in the vicinity of towns such as Temuco, Villarica, Puc ó n, Valdivia, and Osorno, as well as in the southern island region of Chilo é . Some 400,000 Mapuche have had to migrate to the cities and now live... Read more

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