A history of the British presence in Chile: from Bloody Mary to Charles Darwin and the decline of British influence

This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence followingthe Second World War WILLIAM (EDDIE) EDMUNDSON works as a consultant and writer in Recife, Brazil, following a career in teacher training and management with the British Council that has taken him to Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and his most recent appointment as Director Cuba. Fluent in Spanish (and Portuguese), he startedresearch into the history of the British presence in Chile while Director of the Chilean-British Institute in Concepción, in 1984-1990. His most recent book also has a strong focus on Chile - 'The Nitrate King: A biography of John Thomas North', published April 2011. William Edmundson has also published widelyon English language teaching, and on the survival of steam locomotives in Latin America. INDICE: Introduction: A Mysterious Sympathy - Pirates, Buccaneers, Privateers, Corsairs, & Circumnavigators - Explorers by Sea - British Naturalists in Chile - Chile's Wars - Visitors and Explorers on Land - British Artists in Chile - British communities in Chile - Commerce and Industry - Mining - Banking -Railways - Education - Religion - Sports - The Battle of Coronel - The Decline of British Influence - The Imprint That Remains: Family Names & Geography

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11483-8
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 14/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés