Guaraculén was a large
hacienda
An ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or ''finca''), similar to a Roman ''latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), ...
and hamlet, located near
Villa Alegre, in the current province of
Linares Linares may refer to:
People
*Fernando de Alencastre, 1st Duke of Linares (1641–1717), Spanish nobleman and military officer; viceroy of New Spain from 1711 to 1716
*Andreu Linares (born 1975), Spanish futsal player
* Art Linares, American polit ...
, in the
Maule Region of Chile
The Maule Region ( es, Región del Maule, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a ...
.
Guaraculén was the birthplace of the famed
Jesuit
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, founders ...
Priest,
naturalist and chronicler
Juan Ignacio Molina (Abate Molina), who was forced to leave Chile in 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled. Molina later settled in
Bologna,
Italy where he became professor of natural sciences.
Geography of Maule Region
Houses in Chile
Hamlets in Chile
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