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.

A demonstration in Santiago supporting the election of Salvador Allende, 5 September 1964. Library of Congress. Public Domain.

Pinochet’s Shadow: Privatisation in Chile

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