Carlos Anwandter
Carlos Anwandter (1 April 1801, in Luckenwalde, Prussia – 10 July 1889, in Valdivia, Chile) was a German political exile who emigrated to Valdivia, Chile in 1850 after participating in the Revolutions of 1848.
Biography
He migrated to Valdivia in 1850, the leader of the first contingent of
Famous quotes
As representative of the German immigrants to Chile he swore:
"We will be as honest and laborious Chileans as the best of them. We will defend our adoptive country joining in the ranks of our new countrymen against any foreign oppression with the resolve and strength of the man who defends his fatherland, his family and his interests. Never will the country that adopts us as her children, reason to repent of this enlightened, human and generous deed."[1]
Legacy
Instituto Alemán Carlos Anwandter, Valdivia's German School, is named after him.
See also
References
- ^ "www.bundespraesident.de: Der Bundespräsident / Rede von Bundespräsident Johannes Rau anläßlich der Verleihung der Ehrendoktorwürde in der "Universidad Austral"". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
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