Navy Day (Chile)

Heroes of Iquique monument in Plaza Sotomayor, Valparaíso, Chile.

Navy Day is a Chilean national holiday (Spanish: Día de las Glorias Navales, literally Day of Naval Glories) celebrated on May 21 each year. The day was selected to commemorate the Battle of Iquique, which occurred on Wednesday, May 21, 1879 during the War of the Pacific. The day is an office holiday and the traditional day for the President's State of the Nation address.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "OfficeHolidays".


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