Valparaiso, CHILE - Victory Plaza

Description: Valparaiso, CHILE - Victory Plaza: Valparaíso is a major city, commune, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the Valparaíso Region, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Despite only being the second largest city in the metropolitan area of Greater Valparaíso, with the first being Viña del Mar, Valparaíso serves as the namesake for the region due to its historical and cultural significance. Valparaíso is located about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Santiago by road and is one of the Pacific Ocean's most important seaports. Valparaíso is the capital of Chile's second most populated administrative region and has been the headquarters for the Chilean Navy since 1817 and the seat of the Chilean National Congress since 1990. Plaza Victoria, also called Plaza de La Victoria, is located in the El Almendral sector of the city plan of Valparaíso. It takes its name in honor of the Chilean triumph in the War against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. From the second half of the 19th century, it became important as a social center of the city. Until the seventeenth century it was a beach that served as the whereabouts of the carts that went towards Quillota and towards Santiago. Time later it was enabled as a bullring. At the beginning of the 19th century, Plaza de Orrego was implemented, named after the house of Vicente Orrego that was located on the grounds of the current Valparaíso Cathedral. In the middle of the same century XIX it took its current name. In the year 1904 the electric lighting of the square was implemented and in the 1960s the current tiles with wavy motifs were placed. This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition. Zurich, Switzerland.

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End Time: 2024-12-16T02:30:10.000Z

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