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June 25, 1580
- Ordered in 1579 to establish a city at the site by Governor Rodrigo de Quiroga, Martin Ruiz de Gamboa founded the city on June 25, 1580 after replacing Quiroga as governor following his death.
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It became the capital of the Chillán Department and after it was ruined in the earthquake of February 20, 1835, most of its population was moved 3 km (2 mi) to the northeast to form the present city of Chillán.
Chillán was founded in 1580 at the site of Chillán Viejo as San Bartolomé de Chillán by Martín Ruiz de Gamboa, [9] who was campaigning against the local indigenous peoples at the time, but this moniker did not fare well, and was replaced by the current name, which in the local Indian language means "where the Sun is sitting".
Chillán Viejo is a city and commune (Spanish: comuna) in the Diguillín Province of Chile Region of Ñuble According to the 2002 census, the population of the commune was 22,084 and it has an area of 292 km 2 (113 sq mi).
In Chillán …is now the site of Chillán Viejo (birthplace of the Chilean liberator Bernardo O’Higgins), the town was moved in 1835 to the north and rebuilt after destruction by an earthquake. Chillán experienced several such disasters, notably in 1939, when the death toll in the area reached 28,000, and again in…
A year later, in June 26, 1580, governor don Martín Ruiz de Gamboa founded the city with the name of Chillán and ever since, the city was destroyed and rebuilt several times.
Founded in 1580 on what is now the site of Chillán Viejo (birthplace of the Chilean liberator Bernardo O’Higgins), the town was moved in 1835 to the north and rebuilt after destruction by an earthquake.
This commune began in 1895. Thanks to an administrative crisis, the title of commune was revoked on 1927. Finally, in 1995, during the promulgation of a law in the government of the now ex-president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chillán Viejo is again a commune.
