La Imperial, Chile

La Imperial, Ciudad Imperial was a city founded by Pedro de Valdivia on April 16, 1552 and named in honor of the Emperor Carlos V. It was abandoned and destroyed as a result of the War of Arauco in 1600. The ruins were called Antigua Imperial. A city was refounded there in 1882 under the name Carahue.

[edit] Sources

• Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, D. Appleton y Compania, Nueva York, 1899
  • Imperial (Ciudad), pg. 329-330

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Coordinates: 37°15′S 73°19′W / -37.25, -73.317