Atacama Province
Atacama Province (
Copiapó
.
It was established on 31 October 1843 with its territory being carved out of the Province of Coquimbo.[1] It was created as consequence of the Chilean silver rush that begun in 1832 in Chañarcillo.[1] The initial departments were Copiapó, Freirina, Vallenar. It was disestablished in 1976, becoming a part of the Atacama Region.
References
- ^ a b Cortés Lutz, Guillermo (2017). Chañarcillo, cuando de las montañas brotó la plata (PDF). Cuadernos de Historia (in Spanish). Vol. II. Museo Regional de Atacama. p. 16.
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