Chile History Timeline & FactsSouth America - Concise History of the Mesoamerican civilisations Mesoamericans were the ancient civilisations of South America which is now divided into 12 independent countries consisting of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The diverse civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica included the Olmecs, Toltecs, Aztecs, Incas and Mayans Click the following link for details of the ancient South American / Mesoamerican Civilisations History Timeline & Facts Concise History and Timeline of Chile 1541 - Pedro de Valdivia begins Spanish conquest and founds Santiago 1553 - Araucanians capture and kill Valdivia 1810 - Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon 1810 - Junta in Santiago proclaims autonomy for Chile 1814 - Spain regains control of Chile 1817 - The battles of Chacabuco and Maipu when Spanish defeated by Army of the Andes led by Jose de San Martin and Bernardo O'Higgins 1818 - Chile becomes independent 1818 - O'Higgins takes role of supreme leader 1879-84 - Chile increases its territory after it defeats Peru and Bolivia in War of the Pacific 1927 - General Carlos Ibanez del Campo seizes power and establishes dictatorship 1948-58 - Communist Party banned. Chile History Time line |