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British-Chilean
*chileno-británico anglo-chileno*
	File:Williams02.jpg Notable British Chileans: Thomas Cochrane · Juan Williams Rebolledo
Regions with significant populations
	Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Concepcion, Viña del Mar, Santiago, and the highest percentage of British descent lives in Punta Arenas
Languages
	Chilean Spanish, English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Irish
Religion
	Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Presbyterianism
Related ethnic groups
	British people, English people, Scottish people, Welsh people

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The British have been very important in the formation of the Chilean nation. They include Chileans of English, Scottish and Welsh ancestry, the number of Scottish and Welsh are higher in Patagonia and Magallanes regions, the highest percentage of British Chileans are in Punta Arenas followed by Santiago, Valparaiso, Concepcion, Viña del Mar and Antofagasta. The British attempted to annex and colonize land that is politically under Chilean rule in the early 19th century.

Chile, facing the Pacific Ocean, had a important British presence.^[2] Over 50,000 ^[3] British immigrants settled in Chile from 1840 to 1914, an important number of them settled in the country's southern most Magallanes in Province, especially the city of Punta Arenas when it flourished as a major global seaport for ships crossing the Strait of Magellan from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. Also, around 32,000 settled in Valparaíso, influencing the port city up to extent of making it virtually a British colony during the last decades of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th C. ^[4] However, the opening of Panama Canal in 1914 and the First World War drove many of them off the City.

Valparaíso was an important centre of British settlement, mainly merchants and navy officers. They gave Valparaíso its distinctive British flavour. Also, the British have brought their families over so they needed schools with a good English education, so they left Chile with lots of Private Schools, of which the Mackay School, in Viña del Mar is a famous example. They were not Roman Catholic in the main so they had St. Paul's Anglican Church built on Cerro Concepción in Valparaíso.

During independence (1818), it was them who formed and mostly manned the Chilean Navy, under the command of Lord Thomas Cochrane, and after independence, they dominated commerce and was the new republic's first trading partner. Chilean government land deals invited settlement from Scotland and Wales in its southern provinces in the 1840s and 1850s.

It was British investment which helped Chile become prosperous and British seamen helped the Chilean navy become a strong force in the South Pacific. Chile won two wars, the first was against Spain and Peru and the second, the War of the Pacific in 1878-79, against an alliance between Peru and Bolivia. The liberal-socialist "Revolution of 1891" introduced political reforms modeled on British parliamentarian laws.

Some Scots settled in the country's temperate climate and forested landscape with glaciers and islands, which reminded them of their homeland (the Highlands and Northern Scotland), while English and Welsh made up the rest. The Irish immigrants were frequently confused with English, and arrived as merchants, tradesmen and sailors, settling along with the British in the main trading cities and Ports.

The cultural legacy of the British in Chile is notable and has spread beyond the British Chilean community to society at large. One custom is afternoon tea, called onces by Chileans. Another interesting legacy is the sheer amount of use of British first Surname by Chileans. Over 700,000 Chileans may have British (English, Scottish and Welsh) origin. 4,5% of Chile's Population.^[1]

Anecdotically, the world famous Chilean writer Isabel Allende, said that the legacy of the British in Chile could be summoned in two things: "class consciousness and bad teeth".

Notable British Chileans

Also to note is Australian prime minister Chris Watson was born in Valparaiso of British/New Zealander and German-Chilean parentage. Isabel Allende's first husband, Michael Frias is of significant British ancestry.

References

^ ^a ^b "Historia de Chile, Británicos y Anglosajones en Chile durante el siglo XIX". Retrieved 2009-04-26.
^ Inmigrantes británicos.
^ Noticias LA EMIGRACIÓN DE CHILENOS AL EXTERIOR E INMIGRACIÓN A CHILE.
^ "Inmigración britanica en Chile". Retrieved 2009-01-25.

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 The British have been very important in the formation of the Chilean nation. They include Chileans of [[English people|English]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]] and [[Welsh people|Welsh]] ancestry, the number of Scottish and Welsh are higher in [[Patagonia]] and [[Magallanes]] regions, the highest percentage of British Chileans are in [[Punta Arenas]] followed by [[Santiago]], [[Valparaiso]], [[Concepcion]], [[Viña del Mar]] and [[Antofagasta]]. The British attempted to annex and colonize land that is politically under Chilean rule in the early 19th century.
+[[Chile]], facing the Pacific Ocean, had a important British presence.<ref>[http://arpa.ucv.cl/archivum6/historia%20regional,%20gran%20valpara%EDso/6.%20LA%20IGLESIA%20SAINT%20PAUL%B4S%20DE%20VALPARA%CDSO...M.PRAIN.pdf Inmigrantes británicos.]</ref> Over 50,000 <ref>[http://www.galeon.com/typepad/enlaces2074641.html Noticias LA EMIGRACIÓN DE CHILENOS AL EXTERIOR E INMIGRACIÓN A CHILE.]</ref> British [[Immigration to Chile|immigrants settled in Chile]] from 1840 to 1914, an important number of them settled in the country's southern most [[Magallanes Province|Magallanes in Province]], especially the city of [[Punta Arenas, Chile|Punta Arenas]] when it flourished as a major global seaport for ships crossing the Strait of Magellan from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. Also, around 32,000 settled in [[Valparaíso]], influencing the port city up to extent of making it virtually a British colony during the last decades of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th C. <ref name=galeon>{{cite web |url=http://www.galeon.com/typepad/ |title=Inmigración britanica en Chile |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> However, the opening of [[Panama Canal]] in 1914 and the [[First World War]] drove many of them off the City.
-During independence (1818), it was them who formed and mostly manned the [[Chilean Navy]], under the command of Lord [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Thomas Cochrane]], and after independence, they dominated commerce and was the new republic's first trading partner. Chilean government land deals invited settlement from Scotland and Wales in its southern provinces in the 1840s and 1850s.
+[[Valparaíso]] was an important centre of British settlement, mainly merchants and navy officers. They gave Valparaíso its distinctive British flavour. Also, the British have brought their families over so they needed schools with a good English education, so they left Chile with lots of Private Schools, of which the ''Mackay School'', in [[Viña del Mar]] is a famous example. They were not [[Roman Catholic]] in the main so they had ''St. Paul's Anglican'' Church built on Cerro Concepción in Valparaíso.
-It was British investment which helped Chile become prosperous and British seamen helped the Chilean navy become a strong force in the South Pacific. Chile won two wars, the first was against Spain and Peru and the second, the [[War of the Pacific]] in 1878-79, against an alliance between [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]. The liberal-socialist "Revolution of 1891" introduced political reforms modeled on British parliamentarian laws.
+During independence (1818), it was them who formed and mostly manned the [[Chilean Navy]], under the command of Lord [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Thomas Cochrane]], and after independence, they dominated commerce and was the new republic's first trading partner. Chilean government land deals invited settlement from [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]] in its southern provinces in the 1840s and 1850s.
-[[Valparaíso]] was an important centre of British settlement, mainly merchants and navy officers. They gave Valparaiso its distinctive British flavour. Also, the British have brought their families over so they needed schools with a good English education, so they left Chile with lots of Private Schools, of which the ''Mackay School'', in [[Viña del Mar]] is a famous example. They were not Roman Catholic in the main so they had St. Paul's Anglican Church built on Cerro Concepción in Valparaiso.
+It was British investment which helped Chile become prosperous and British seamen helped the Chilean navy become a strong force in the South Pacific. Chile won two wars, the first was against Spain and Peru and the second, the [[War of the Pacific]] in 1878-79, against an alliance between [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]]. The liberal-socialist "Revolution of 1891" introduced political reforms modeled on British parliamentarian laws.
-[[Chile]], facing the Pacific Ocean, had a important British presence.<ref>[http://arpa.ucv.cl/archivum6/historia%20regional,%20gran%20valpara%EDso/6.%20LA%20IGLESIA%20SAINT%20PAUL%B4S%20DE%20VALPARA%CDSO...M.PRAIN.pdf Inmigrantes británicos.]</ref> Over 50,000 <ref>[http://www.galeon.com/typepad/enlaces2074641.html Noticias LA EMIGRACIÓN DE CHILENOS AL EXTERIOR E INMIGRACIÓN A CHILE.]</ref> British [[Immigration to Chile|immigrants settled in Chile]] from 1840 to 1914, an important number of them settled in the country's southern most [[Magallanes Province|Magallanes in Province]], especially the city of [[Punta Arenas, Chile|Punta Arenas]] when it flourished as a major global seaport for ships crossing the Strait of Magellan from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. Also, around 32,000 of them settled in [[Valparaíso]], influencing the port city up to extent of making it virtually a British colony during the last decades of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th C. <ref name=galeon>{{cite web |url=http://www.galeon.com/typepad/ |title=Inmigración britanica en Chile |accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> However, the opening of [[Panama Canal]] in 1914 and the [[First World War]] drove many of them off the City.
 Some [[Scots]] settled in the country's temperate climate and forested landscape with glaciers and islands, which reminded them of their homeland (the Highlands and Northern Scotland), while [[English Chilean|English]] and [[Welsh Chilean|Welsh]] made up the rest. The Irish [[immigrants]] were frequently confused with English, and arrived as [[merchants]], [[tradesmen]] and [[sailors]], settling along with the [[British people|British]] in the main trading cities and Ports.

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Notable British Chileans

References

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