Chilean International Exhibition
| Chilean International Exhibition | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | Chilean International Exhibition |
| Building(s) | Chilean National Museum of Natural History |
| Organized by | National Agricultural Society |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 20 |
| Location | |
| Country | Chile |
| City | Santiago |
| Venue | Quinta Normal Park |
| Coordinates | 33°26′32″S 70°40′55″W / 33.44217°S 70.68184°W |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 16 September 1875 |
| Closure | 16 January 1876 |
The Chilean International Exhibition was a world's fair[1] held in Quinta Normal Park,[2] Santiago, between 16 September 1875[3] and 16 January 1876 to show Chilean people recent technological and scientific advances.[2]
Organisation
[edit]The event was organised by the National Agricultural Society, opened by the president Federico Errázuriz Zañartu,[3] and originally scheduled to run until 31 December 1875, but it was extended to 16 January 1876.
Location and buildings
[edit]The fair took place on what is now the Quinta Normal Park with a central permanent palace, which is now the Chilean National Museum of Natural History).[4] There were two long buildings, which formed the machinery gallery and the Rose Innes pavilion, housing threshing machines, a restaurant and a pavilion each for Belgium and France.[4]
Participants
[edit]Foreign countries who participated were Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Switzerland, The United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.[5]
Exhibitors
[edit]Exhibitors included the Chilean painter Onofre Jarpa who won a medal.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Pelle, Findling, ed. (2008). "Appendix D:Fairs Not Included". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-7864-3416-9.
- ^ a b "Guía Urbana de Santiago: Parque Quinta Normal, Plataforma Urbana" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ a b EXPOSICION INTERNACIONAL DE CHILE (in Spanish), retrieved 28 March 2017
- ^ a b Juan Davud Murillo Sandoval. "DE LO NATURAL Y LO NACIONAL. REPRESENTACIONES DE LA NATURALEZA EXPLOTABLE EN LA EXPOSICIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE CHILE DE 1875".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "La Exposición Internacional de 1875 - Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Jarpa Labra, Onofre (1849-1940). » MCNBiografias.com". Retrieved 28 March 2017.