Valdivia


Also found in: Dictionary, Wikipedia.
Related to Valdivia: Pedro de Valdivia

Valdivia,

city (1990 est. pop. 113,500), capital of Valdivia prov., S central Chile, on the Valdivia River. It is a leading commercial and industrial center. Founded in 1552, it was a fortress in the defense against the AraucaniansAraucanians
, South American people, occupying most of S central Chile at the time of the Spanish conquest (1540). The Araucanians were an agricultural people living in small settlements.
..... Click the link for more information.  and was a royalist center during the war of liberation. The city did not grow until the arrival in the mid-19th cent. of German immigrants who founded the first industries (beer and shoes). Valdivia was devastated by an earthquake in 1960 but has been largely rebuilt. Valdivia has a university and an airport.

Valdivia

1
Pedro de . ?1500--54, Spanish soldier; conqueror of Chile

Valdivia

2
a port in S Chile, on the Valdivia River about 19 km (12 miles) from the Pacific: developed chiefly by German settlers in the 1850s; university (1954). Pop.: 136 000 (2005 est.)
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Six years down the line, Omar has taken up the role of Valdivia in the Al Ain set-up.
Valdivia leaves former club Al Ain mesmerised
Having travelled to Chile to recover from the incident last weekend, Valdivia arrived back in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to negotiate his release.
Chile star Valdivia to decide future by Friday after kidnap ordeal
A) Valdivia (B) Lituya Bay (C) Tohoku (D) Indian Ocean
Waves of destruction
Valdivia came off late in the Honduras match on Wednesday with a dead right leg - but spokesman Claudio Olmedo denied reports that Valdivia had torn a muscle.
VAL PEPS UP CHILE
said Valdivia, pausing, working to conjure up the right word.
Devout First Nations Catholics crave Native clergy
Ms Valdivia - then 27 - had been awarded the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain's 2005 Sailor of the Year award and was ranked as the number one First Class PO during annual performance evaluations.
Marine accused of bullying kills herself
En esa misma linea, Ines Stranger, directora del Teatro de la Universidad Catolica y dramaturga de Valdivia, entre otras obras, busca indagar en la historia de Chile elementos antes no observados, como la realidad de los sujetos emblematicos.
Pedro de Valdivia: un hombre tras la estatua
His father was murdered when De Valdivia was 11 years old.
Drawing Inspiration: Pedro De Valdivia painted away pain as a teen. He hopes to spark a love for art in young people
It was taken in 2003, when Valdivia led a group to Washington, D.
Voices of youth: the city's only Latino-owned public radio station provides a place for young people to learn the art of radio, and their own potential
Impressed by that effort, bettors sent Anziyan Royalty off at 4-1 odds in the San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita in January, only to watch him and rider Jose Valdivia Jr.
CUP CLASSIC ON THE MENU
Jockeys' agent Tom Knust had his rider Jose Valdivia jr up to 16th in the US earnings table with $2.
Stateside: Why $2.1 million just isn't enough any more
Growing up in Pilsen, a Mexican-American enclave on Chicago's south side, Jorge Valdivia had few sources of information on homosexuality.
Radio free homo: Chicago-based, Homofrecuencia is bringing gay outreach to teenagers around the globe. (media)

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?