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Polish Chileans
Polish Chileans include immigrants to Chile from Poland and their descendants who recognize their Polish ancestry. Immigration A small number of Poles came to Chile, with first of them coming during the Napoleonic wars. In early 20th century, there were around 300 Poles in Chile. One of the most notable Polish Chileans, Ignacy Domeyko became chancellor of the University of Chile between 1867 and 1883. A remarkable architect, Luciano Kulczewski Garcia the grandson of the November 1831 Uprising, has been called the ¨national¨ architect of Chile for his unique and original buildings from the first part of the 20th century. After the World War II, 1947–1951, around 1,500 Poles, mostly former ''Zivilarbeiter'' (forced laborers in Nazi Germany), as well as former soldiers and inmates of Nazi concentration camps settled in Chile. In 1949 the Association of Poles in Chile was founded (reestablished formally as "Zjednoczenie Polskie w Chile im. Ignacego Domeyki" /Unión Polaca de Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.Fuentes documentales y bibliográficas para el estudio de la historia de Chile. CapÃtulo III: "La Universidad de Chile 1842 – 1879". 1. La ley orgánica de 1842 www.uchile.cl It is the oldest in the country. It was established as the continuation of the former colonial Royal University of San Felipe (1738) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Domeyko
Cecilia Domeyko is a Chilean-American author, journalist, filmmaker, former broadcaster, and philanthropist based in Washington D.C. She is the president and founder of Accent Media as well as the founder and director of the Mariposa Cultural Foundation. Her filmmaking career has become noted for winning awards and working with high-profile organizations including Univision, AARP, the Catholic Church, and the World Bank. Domeyko's career has been largely focused on raising cultural awareness and educating the international community through her films and authorship. Early life and background Cecilia Del Rosario Domeyko Lea-Plaza was born in Santiago, Chile to Juan Domeyko, a Chilean diplomat, and Paz Lea-Plaza Sáenz, a writer. Cecilia was the fourth of their five children. Her father was a Chilean career diplomat for the Chilean government and was the Minister Counselor at the Chilean Embassy in Ottawa, Canada before retiring as an Ambassador. Through her father's lineage, Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Kulczewski
Luciano Kulczewski (Luciano Kulczewski GarcÃa) (8 January 1896 Temuco, Chile – 19 September 1972 Santiago) was a Chilean architect of the 20th century. Family Kulczewski was born to a family of Polish descent. His grand grandfather, Maciej and the grand uncle, also Maciej, fought in the 1830 November Uprising against Russia. His grandfather Antoni (born Jeziorka, near Warsaw 1806 - died France 1857) was awarded the gold medal of the Caveliers, the Virtuti Militari for his valor during the November Uprising in 1831. Antoni studied road and bridge engineering in France, and had joined the Foreign Legion to participate during the pacification of Algeria. In 1839, Antoni Kulczewski was awarded permanent residency in France for service to his chosen homeland. Kulczewski's father, Boleslao Eugenio Kulczewski y Lester, was born in 1849 in Algeria, a French colony. He studied civil engineering and mining in Paris and came to Chile in 1872 to work as a coal mining engineer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katty Kowaleczko
Katarzyna Helena KowaÅ‚eczko HenrÃquez (Santiago, 2 October 1964), better known as Katty Kowaleczko or Katty Ko, is a Chilean actress of Polish ancestry. Artistic career Actress who started her career very young when she participated in various beauty pageants. Through participation in casting, debuted in a telenovela and then in 1987 got a role in the television series'' The Invitation''. She participated fully in the dramatic productions Canal 13 and had a brief stint on TVN, which also became known for encouraging the children's program ' Arboliris''. Return to Canal 13 to star in the TV series'' Marron Glacé'' and from there has not been detached from the Catholic station. She has participated in successful theatrical productions such as'' The Vagina Monologues'' and has also been in some films. In 2004, she portrayed the role of a lover in the TV series'' Temptation'', where she also shaved her head for her character that had cancer. InTelethon 2006, she did a strip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Goldberg
Rodrigo Alejandro Goldberg Mierzejewski (born August 9, 1971) is a Chilean former international football player. As a player, he gained national notoriety in Israel for his talented play with Maccabi Tel Aviv and good use of the Hebrew language. Time in Israel Goldberg was an integral part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv squad that took back to back cup titles and a league championship thereafter. He had a strained relationship with club captain Avi Nimni and verbally criticized him in the Israeli media before returning to Chile. Return to Chile After playing for four seasons in Israel, Goldberg returned to Chile to play for Santiago Morning. During a club match against Palestino, he was subjected to anti-Semitic abuse from the oppositions supporters because of his Polish and German Jewish background. Goldberg is, however, a Catholic, as a result of the conversion of his grandparents. After football Goldberg graduated as a Industrial Civil Engineer at the San Sebastián University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Episcopal Conference
The Polish Episcopal Conference or Polish Bishops' Conference ( pl, Konferencja Episkopatu Polski) is the central organ of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is composed of 2 cardinals, 28 archbishops and 118 bishops. Members ** President – abp Stanisław Gądecki (since 12 March 2014) ** Vicepresident – abp Marek Jędraszewski (since 13 March 2014) ** Secretary general – bp Artur Miziński (since 10 June 2014) * Presidium ** President – abp Stanisław Gądecki ** Vicepresident – abp Marek Jędraszewski ** Primate of Poland – abp Wojciech Polak ** Metropolitan Cardinals – card. Kazimierz Nycz ** Secretary general – bp Artur Miziński ** 6 diocese bishops (chosen for 5 years) – abp Stanisław Budzik, abp Andrzej Dzięga, abp Grzegorz Ryś, abp Józef Kupny, abp Tadeusz Wojda, bp Andrzej Czaja ** 2 auxiliary bishops (chosen for 5 years) – bp Damian Bryl, bp Piotr Turzyński * Commissions (only bishops can be members) ** for the Doctrine of the Faith †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Catholic Mission
The Polish Catholic Mission, pl, Polska Misja Katolicka, (PMK) is a permanent Catholic chaplaincy for migrant Poles. It operates in a number of countries under the direction of the Polish Episcopal Conference. England and Wales History The origins of pastoral care for displaced Poles in the British Isles go back to the 19th century historical insurrections that took place on the former territory of the Commonwealth of Two Nations in 1831, 1848, 1863 and 1905. One of the first chaplains was fr. Emeryk Podolski, who led church services for Poles in a chapel on Sutton Street in London's Soho district. In 1864 through the efforts of general Zamoyski and Cardinal Wiseman, Rev. Chwaliszewski was invited to come to London and lead services in the Polish chapel at St. Peter's Hatton Garden. The Polish chaplaincy was placed on a permanent footing in 1894 by Cardinal Vaughan, the then Archbishop of Westminster. The nucleus of the mission was formed by Bl. Franciszka Siedliska, founder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Diaspora
The Polish diaspora comprises Poles and people of Polish heritage or origin who live outside Poland. The Polish diaspora is also known in modern Polish as ''Polonia'', the name for Poland in Latin and many Romance languages. There are roughly 20,000,000 people of Polish ancestry living outside Poland, making the Polish diaspora one of the largest in the world and one of the most widely dispersed. Reasons for the displacement include border shifts, forced expulsions, resettlement by voluntary and forced exile, and political or economic emigration. Substantial populations of Polish ancestry can be found in their native region of Central and Eastern Europe and in many other European countries as well as in the Americas and Australia. The Polonia in English-speaking countries often uses a dialect of Polish called ''Ponglish.'' It is made up of a Polish core with many English words inside it. There are also smaller Polish communities in most countries of Asia and Africa, most notably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interbellum
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second World War. The interwar period was relatively short, yet featured many significant social, political, and economic changes throughout the world. Petroleum-based energy production and associated mechanisation led to the prosperous Roaring Twenties, a time of both social mobility and economic mobility for the middle class. Automobiles, electric lighting, radio, and more became common among populations in the developed world. The indulgences of the era subsequently were followed by the Great Depression, an unprecedented worldwide economic downturn that severely damaged many of the world's largest economies. Politically, the era coincided with the rise of communism, starting in Russia with the October Revolution and Russian Civil War, at the end of World War I, and ended with the ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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