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Natural Disaters Hit Chile
“That was the year of the floods, which were immortalized in school children’s textbooks and in their grandparents’ memories...and when finally the storm abated and the waters began to recede, a series of minor temblors, which came like God’s wrath, finished destroying everything that had been softened by the pouring rain.” (Allende 38-39).
On February 20th, 1835, a deadly and devasting tsunami and earthquake hit chile resulting in the death of 50 people Picture from Wikipedia -
The First Opium War
“In 1839, when the Opium War between China and Great Britain broke out , Tao Chi’en was sixteen years old.” 200 “ 1839, The First opium war started between The British Empire and Qing China. This steamed from the ban of opium trade aswell as seized assets by the Qing Government. Tao at this time was in China when this occurred.
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California Gold Rush 1848 - 1855
“To top it off, rich veins of silver and gold were discovered in the north” (Allende 65). Once word reached that there was a land filled with gold, all ripe for the taking, many set off to test their luck in California. -
Gold Discovered at Sutters Mill
“James Marshall, a carpenter working for Sutter, discovered gold at the sawmill Sutter was having built in Coloma, on the American River.” 144 This finding of gold would lead to the event of the California gold rush. Picture form library of Congress -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
"This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico."
February 2,1848, marked the end of the Mexican-American war. In the peace conference, Mexico was to cede its Northern Territory’s which is now modern day Arizona,New Mexico.Colorado,Utah,Nevada,Wyoming and California Picture from Colorado Encyclopedia -
News of Gold discovered in California reached Chile
"As the romance seems to be cooling off, the news of gold being discovered in California reaches Chile in August." In August, Chile is one of the few countries whom received the news about gold in California early before the rest of the world. Picture from legendsofamerica -
Great Immigration to San Francisco
“As news spread of the discovery, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco-- by the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory was some 100,000.” 367 As the news of the gold rush spread, many people from around the globe were off to possibly make a fortune in this unknown land called "California" Picture from Gray line San Francisco -
Death of Joaquin Murrieta
Early on the morning of this day in 1853, Love and his rangers attacked the outlaw camp. Caught by surprise and badly outnumbered, eight of the bandits were killed, including Murrieta and his right hand man, Three Fingered Jack. (History.com) “The governor signed a decree authorizing capital Harry love and a group of twenty volunteers to hunt Joaquin Murrieta”467)
The Death of Joaquin marked the end for elizas journey to find her lover.With Joaquin now dead, Eliza can finally move on.