Fort Chepe was a fort established in 1603 by
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Alonso de Ribera
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on
Cerro de Chepe (Chepe Hill) west of
Concepcion, Chile on the north bank of the
Bio Bio River
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. It was built for defense of the crossing of the Bio Bio River at this point near the mouth of the river, and of the road to
old Concepcion. During the
Chilean War of Independence guns on these heights opposed the naval landing of the Royalist force of
Antonio Pareja on March 27, 1813, and also was a factor in later battles west of Concepcion.
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Francisco Solano Asta Buruaga y Cienfuegos
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Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, SEGUNDA EDICIÓN CORREGIDA Y AUMENTADA, NUEVA YORK, D. APPLETON Y COMPAÑÍA. 1899. pg. 227 Chepe (Cerro de)
Chepe
Geography of Biobío Region
Colonial fortifications in Chile
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