Chile takes possession of the Strait of…

May 1843 CE

Chile takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on May 23, 1843.

President Bulnes of Chile had ordered this expedition after consulting the Chilean libertador Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842), who had feared an occupation by Great Britain or France.

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