A History of the British Presence in Chile [electronic resource] : From Bloody Mary to Charles Darwin and the Decline of British Influence /
Edmundson, W.author.
This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-265) and index.
Introduction: a mysterious sympathy -- Pirates, buccaneers, privateers, corsairs, and circumnavigators -- Explorers by sea -- British naturalists in Chile -- Chile's wars -- Visitors and explorers on land -- British artists in Chile -- British communities in Chile -- Commerce and industry -- Mining -- Banking -- Railways -- Education -- Religion -- Sports -- The Battle of Coronel -- The decline of British influence -- The imprint that remains: family names and geography -- Appendix A: English newspapers in Chile -- Appendix B: British diplomatic representation in Chile.
This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War.
Ethnology-Latin America.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Ethnology.
America-History.
Great Britain-History.
Imperialism.
Latin American Culture.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Cultural Anthropology.
History of the Americas.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Imperialism and Colonialism.