Who owns El Mercurio in Chile?

El Mercurio is owned by El Mercurio S.A.P. (Sociedad Anónima Periodística ‘joint stock news company’), which operates a network of 19 regional dailies and 32 radio stations across the country.

Who ruled Chile before Allende?

Augusto Pinochet

Captain General Augusto Pinochet OMCh
In office 17 December 1974 – 11 March 1990
Preceded by Salvador Allende
Succeeded by Patricio Aylwin
President of the Government Junta of Chile

Why is Chile called Chile?

The origin of the name “Chile” may come from the indigenous Aimara word “chili”, meaning “where the land ends.” It could also be based on the Mapuche imitation of a bird call which sounds like “cheele cheele.”

How did Chile became a country?

Chile won its formal independence when San Martín defeated the last large Spanish force on Chilean soil at the Battle of Maipú on April 5, 1818. San Martín then led his Argentine and Chilean followers north to liberate Peru; and fighting continued in Chile’s southern provinces, the bastion of the royalists, until 1826.

Why did the US not like Allende?

The US government believed that Allende would become closer to socialist countries, such as Cuba and the Soviet Union. They feared that Allende would push Chile into socialism, and therefore lose all of the US investments made in Chile.

What was Chile’s original name?

The Spanish conquistadors heard about this name from the Incas, and the few survivors of Diego de Almagro’s first Spanish expedition south from Peru in 1535–36 called themselves the “men of Chilli”. Ultimately, Almagro is credited with the universalization of the name Chile, after naming the Mapocho valley as such.

What percentage of Chile is black?

This study found that 8,415 people, or 4.7 per cent of the regional population, self-identify as Afro-descendants and primarily live in urban areas.