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Pisagua - After Collision With Oceanic SLV H99
Pisagua may refer to: * Pisagua, Chile, which was Pisagua, Peru before 1884. ** Bombardment of Pisagua, 1879 *Pisagua internment camp The Pisagua internment camp ( es, Campamento de Prisioneros de Pisagua) was a concentration camp in Pisagua, Chile. History An isolated location in northern Chile, Pisagua was used as a detention site for male homosexuals under the military dic ..., Pisagua, Chile * The Pisagua Case, human rights violations in Chile * BAP ''Pisagua'' (SS-33), a Peruvian navy submarine * ''Pisagua'' (ship), a clipper ship {{disambig, ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisagua, Chile
Pisagua is a Chilean port on the Pacific Ocean, located in Huara '' comuna'' (municipality), in Tarapacá Region, northern Chile. In 2007, the new province of El Tamarugal was established and the ''comuna'' of Huara, previously within the province of Iquique, was incorporated to the newly created province. Early history According to Francisco Riso Patrón, and stated in ''Diccionario Geográfico de las Provincias de Tacna y Tarapacá'', the name Pisagua has a quechua origin, meaning "place of scarce water": ''Pis'' - scarce, ''agua'' - water. Pisagua was founded in 1611 after an edict by the Viceroy of Peru which established a base from which it could be possible to stem the illegal traffic of gold and silver flowing from the important mines of Potosí and Oruro, in the Highlands of the " Audiencia of Charcas", to the British and Dutch pirates operating in the Corregimiento de Arica. Thus, Pisagua became a minor port, subjected to the major Port of San Marcos de Arica. This s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisagua, Peru
Pisagua is a Chilean port on the Pacific Ocean, located in Huara '' comuna'' (municipality), in Tarapacá Region, northern Chile. In 2007, the new province of El Tamarugal was established and the ''comuna'' of Huara, previously within the province of Iquique, was incorporated to the newly created province. Early history According to Francisco Riso Patrón, and stated in ''Diccionario Geográfico de las Provincias de Tacna y Tarapacá'', the name Pisagua has a quechua origin, meaning "place of scarce water": ''Pis'' - scarce, ''agua'' - water. Pisagua was founded in 1611 after an edict by the Viceroy of Peru which established a base from which it could be possible to stem the illegal traffic of gold and silver flowing from the important mines of Potosí and Oruro, in the Highlands of the "Audiencia of Charcas", to the British and Dutch pirates operating in the Corregimiento de Arica. Thus, Pisagua became a minor port, subjected to the major Port of San Marcos de Arica. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombardment Of Pisagua
{{Infobox military conflict , conflict = , width = , partof = the War of the Pacific , image = Bombardeo_de_pisagua_18_abril_1879.JPG , image_size = 300 , alt = , caption = The bombing of Pisagua, according to an engraving published in ''La Ilustracion Española y Americana'' , date = April 18, 1879 , place = Pisagua, Tarapacá, Peru , coordinates = , map_type = , map_relief = , map_size = , map_marksize = , map_caption = , map_label = , territory = , result = Inconclusive , status = , combatants_header = , combatant1 = {{flag, Peru, 1825 , combatant2 = {{flag, Chile , combatant3 = , commander1 = {{flagdeco, Peru, naval José Becerra , commander2 = {{flagdeco, Chile Juan Rebolledo , commander3 = , units1 = , units2 = , units3 = , strength1 = 300 Soldiers , strength2 = Ironclad Blanco Encalada Corvette Chacabuco with around 60 embarked marines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisagua Internment Camp
The Pisagua internment camp ( es, Campamento de Prisioneros de Pisagua) was a concentration camp in Pisagua, Chile. History An isolated location in northern Chile, Pisagua was used as a detention site for male homosexuals under the military dictatorship of General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo in 1927-1931. From 1943 to 1945, Pisagua became the site of wartime internment for citizens of enemy nations when Chile entered World War II on the Allied side. The complex was turned into a concentration camp for Chilean socialists, communists and anarchists under President Gabriel González Videla in 1947-1948. Chilean Army Captain Augusto Pinochet was appointed to run the Pisagua camp in January 1948. Pinochet's dictatorship to present When General Pinochet himself seized power in September 1973, the site again became a political detention center. It's been alleged that one of the torturers of this camp was Walter Rauff, a mid-ranking SS commander in Nazi Germany and the man respons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pisagua Case
The Pisagua Case is the name given to the legal actions taken surrounding the crimes that occurred in the torture center and prison camp installed in the town of Pisagua, during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile. History The judicial investigation began prior to the claim of illegal burial presented by the Vicariate of Solidarity, 31 May 1990 in the Pozo Almonte Court. On 2 June 1990 the mass grave was found, located in the north-west sector of the Pisagua Cemetery. Twenty bodies were discovered within the grave, well-preserved due to the salt that permeates the sand in the area. List of prisoners executed in Pisagua The majority of the executed were found in 1990 during an investigation led by Minister Hernán Sánchez Marré. Shot under the “Escape Law” 29 September 1973 * Juan Calderón Villalón * Nolberto Cañas Cañas * Marcelo Guzmán Fuentes * Juan Jiménez Vidal * Luis Lizardi Lizardi * Michel Nash Saéz Executed by the First War Council 11 O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAP Pisagua (SS-33)
BAP ''Pisagua'' (SS-33) is one of two Type 209/1200 submarines ordered by the Peruvian Navy on 21 March 1977. It was built by the German shipbuilder '' Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft AG'' at its shipyard in Kiel. It is named after the battle of Pisagua which took place between Chilean warships and Peruvian coastal artillery on 2 November 1879. While undergoing sea trials in the North Sea, it collided with a Soviet ship on 8 April 1982 and suffered damage which delayed its commissioning. It eventually arrived to its homeport of Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists o ... in 1983. Sources *Baker III, Arthur D., ''The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003''. Naval Institute Press, 2002. *Ortiz Sotelo, Jorge, ''Apuntes para la historia de los submar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
