Chile

Lady Maria Callcott, author and traveller, painted by her second husband Augustus Wall Callcott, c.1830. Government Art Collection. Public Domain.

Maria Graham and the Valparaíso Earthquake

An earthquake in Chile and the observations of eye-witness Maria Graham caused open hostility among 19th-century geologists.

Road to socialism: Salvador Allende announces the nationalisation of copper, Rancagua, Chile, 15 July 1971. A decade later industries were privatised by the regime of Augusto Pinochet. Keystone Press via Alamy Stock Photo.

Pinochet’s Shadow: Privatisation in Chile

Privatisation of Chile’s natural resources was a pillar of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship.