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A heavy earthquake strikes northern Chile |
Campaigns/Elections |
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After heated anti-Spanish demonstrations in Lima, Peruvian President Canseco is overthrown |
US/the World |
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In Santiago, Chile ratifies its alliance with Peru against Spain, assuring full-scale war over the Chincha Islands |
US/the World |
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Peru and Chile negotiate an alliance against Spain, assuring full-scale war over the Chincha Islands dispute |
US/the World |
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Spanish and South American naval units meet in the Battle of Abtao off the coast of Chile |
US/the World |
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Spanish naval forces seize Peru's guano-rich Chincha Islands to enforce compensation demands |
US/the World |
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The conservative Chilean government declares a state of siege |
Foreign |
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The United States and Chile agree to submit the long standing "Macedonia" dispute for arbitration |
Lawmaking/Litigating |
