Guaraculén

Guaraculén
Region Maule
Province Linares
Municipalidad Villa Alegre
Comuna Villa Alegre
Government
  Type Municipalidad
  Alcade Arturo Palma Vilches
Population (2002 census )
  Total 190
Time zone Chilean Standard (UTC−04:00)
  Summer (DST) Chilean Daylight (UTC−03:00)
Area code(s) Country + town = 56 + ?

Guaraculén was a large hacienda and hamlet, located near Villa Alegre, in the current province of Linares, in the Maule Region of Chile. Guaraculén was the birthplace of the famed Jesuit Priest, naturalist and cronist Juan Ignacio Molina (Abate Molina), who was forced to leave Chile in 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled. Molina later settled in Bologna, Italy where he became professor of natural sciences.



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