Events in the year 1891 in Chile.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Jose Manuel Balmaceda until August,

Jorge Montt Jorge Montt Álvarez (; April 26, 1845 – October 8, 1922) was a vice admiral in the Chilean Navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.L.S. Rowe, "Passing of a Great Figure in Chilean History." ''Bulletin Pan American Union'' 55 (1922): ...

after August

Events

*January 18-September 16 -

Chilean Civil War of 1891 The Chilean Civil War of 1891 (also known as Revolution of 1891) was a civil war in Chile fought between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the President, José Manuel Balmaceda from 16 January 1891 to 18 September 1891. The war ...

*March 6 - Battle of Pozo Almonte *April 23 - Battle of Caldera Bay *May 6 -

Itata Incident The ''Itata'' incident was a diplomatic affair and military incident involving the United States and Chilean insurgents during the 1891 Chilean Civil War. The incident concerned an arms shipment by the Chilean ship ''Itata'' from the United St ...

: the steamer Itata is detained in

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on orders of

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State Department The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government responsible for the country's fore ...

official John W. Foster *May 7 - Itata Incident: The Itata leaves San Diego for Chile *May 16 - Itata Incident: USS Charleston, a warship sent after the Itata, arrives in the Mexican port of

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...

without finding the Itata *June 4 -

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

admiral

George Brown George Brown may refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Loring Brown (1814–1889), American landscape painter * George Douglas Brown (1869–1902), Scottish novelist * George Williams Brown (1894–1963), Canadian historian and editor * G ...

convinces the Congressionalist Junta to give up the Itata. *July 3 - The vessel Maipo arrived in

Iquique Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191, ...

with arms and munitions for the Congressionalist Junta *August 21 - Battle of Concón *August 28 -

Battle of Placilla The Battle of Placilla was an engagement fought during the Chilean Civil War of 1891 between Balmacedist and Congressional forces on 28 August 1891. The Congressist victory in the battle essentially decided the fate of the war. Congressist troo ...

Births

Deaths

*August 28 -

Orozimbo Barbosa Orozimbo Barbosa Puga (March 5, 1838 – August 28, 1891) was a Chilean politician and military figure who played a major role in the Occupation of the Araucanía (1861–1883), the War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific ( es, link=n ...

(born 1838) *September 19 - Jose Manuel Balmaceda, President of Chile (born 1840)

References

{{South America topic, 1891 in Years of the 19th century in Chile

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...