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China 1834
“The severe drought that struck North China in the late 1870s was the catalyst but not the underlying cause of the Incredible Famine” (disasterhistory.com) “a year of typhoons, bad harvest, and famine; the vast land china was overrun with beggars and bandits” (187) The damage from bad weather and famine combined caused lots of people in china to be homeless in 1834. -
Chile
On September 17, 1843 the university of Chile was inaugurated, it is located in Santiago, Chile and it is the oldest university in the country. It is not only the oldest university in the country but is also recognized as one of the best universities in Latin America for its leadership and innovation in science, technology, social sciences, and arts through the functions of creation, extension,teaching and research. Some of the notable alumni are Gabriela Boric and Pablo Neruda -
Chile
In 1808 Chile declared its independence from Spain but only on September 18, 1844 it was officially and formally recognized by Spain when full diplomatic relations were established.Chile live periods of extreme violence “Ruffians scrambled through the rubble, taking advantage of the confusion to pillage ruined houses, and soldiers were issued orders to summarily execute anyone they surprised in such barbaric acts.” Isabel uses this sentence from the book to show us how violence that period was. -
San Francisco
The California Gold rush started on 24 January in 1848 when gold was founded by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s in Coloma California. The news about the found gold brings 300000 people to California. “Rich veins of silver and gold were discovered in the north” Isabel uses this sentence to show that they found gold.
San Francisco grew from a small settlement of about 200 residents in 1846 to a city with 36000 residents in 1852. California became an official state -
Chile
Punta Arenas is located in Brunswick peninsula north of the straits of Magellan and it was originally established by the Chilean government in 1848 as a tiny penal colony to assert sovereignty over the strait.
The fort was well-positioned on a small rocky peninsula, but the location could not support a proper civilian settlement. In 1848, a Military governor decided in 1848 to move the settlement to its current location, along the Las Minas river, and renamed it Punta Arenas -
San Francisco
“During the summer and autumn months of 1850 Eliza rode the length of the mother load from south to north, from Mariposa to Downieville and back again...(328). "The name “Mariposa” (Spanish for butterfly) was applied a short time later when, about 1852, the community assumed the dignity of the county seat."(yose.us) Allende writes about Eliza traveling the mother load from south to north. This journey was not easy, as it flooded easily and there were lots of hills. -
San Francisco
“In 1850, the California legislature passed a Foreign Miners' Tax that required miners who were not U.S. citizens to pay... the tax was only collected from Chinese and Latino miners, while European miners were not forced to pay it.” (shec.edu) “That year 1850, the legislature of california approved a tax on mining operations designed to protect whites”(329). Isabel Allende writes about California approving tax on mining operations that targets people that aren't white. -
San Francisco 1853
"As the Chinese presence grew, however, it began to stir the anxieties of white Americans. Violence, often shocking in its brutality, followed."(newyorker.com) "In May of 1853 Eliza read the news paper that Joaquin Murieta and his followers, Three-Fingered Jack, had attacked the camp... and slit them by their throat".(384) The Chinese people in San Francisco were very poorly treated. They were often beat for no reason.