Historical notes:

Curaco is proud of its association with several famous Chilean mariners. From the War of the Pacific are Admiral Galvarino Riveros and Rear Admiral Manuel Oyarzún. Also remembered is Carlos Miller Norton, navigator of the Goleta Ancud that took possession of the Straights of Magellan in 1843 for Chile. It is said that Galvarino Riveros Cárdenas was born in Changüitad. In his career he cruised the entire coastline of Chile caring out many delicate and important missions. The nation could not have found a more suitable commander than Riveros to defend the country in the War of the Pacific (1879). On 13 and 15 January 1881, in command of his squadron, Riveros provided protective fire for the army assault that defeated the Peruvian forces leading to the surrender of Lima and Callao. The unaffected lives of Almirante Galvarino Riveros and Rear Admiral Manuel Oyarzún, architects of Chilean victory in the War of the Pacific remain a lesson to each succeeding generation of Chileans.

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