Mount Eagle (Chile)
Mount Eagle (In Spanish: Monte Águila) is a Chilean city in the Bio Bio Region. Its population is of 6,090 habitants.
History
The story goes back from the existence of Mapuche and Araucan, grouped in the area of Monte Aguila, belonging to the sub-delegation of Yumbel. In 1852, this group of natives, led by Lonco Nancomawuida (Ñancomahuida, in Spanish), is forced to leave the land as a result of colonization law, ordered by the government of Manuel Montt, why we were colonized by German immigrants, led by Hans Frank and Martin Worman. An important event in the formation of Monte Aguila, was the construction of the state railway, in 1864. After the War of the Pacific (1880), the town serves as a transportation and shipment of arms and future soldiers who were transported in carts and rail cars. Already in 1887, a commercial link between Mount Eagle and the Argentina city of Neuquen, which lasted until 1968, a period in which there was a great economic and social development for Monte Aguila is created. A key to the consolidation of Mount Eagle as a city landmark, was the construction of the branch, which joined our town with Polcura. The trans-Andean railway, whose construction began in 1905, was funded by Porfirio Ahumada, a Chilean national and partners Corsini (Argentina), Carlos Viel (engineer) Martin Worman and Horacio del Río. No doubt this key in the formation of Monte Aguila time, let our city be consolidated and achieve rapid growth, making it a social and cultural development.[1]
References
- ↑ Sanhueza, Juan. "Monte Aguila "Cada día te quiero más" VIII Región del Bío Bío – Chile::::". www.monteaguila.cl. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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Coordinates: 37°04′49″S 72°26′24″W / 37.0803°S 72.4399°W