Capitán Pastene
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Capitán Pastene is a town formed by Italian immigrants
, located in the commune of Lumaco
in the Araucanía Region
of Chile
.
in two successive migrations to focus initially on agriculture
and forestry
work.
Settlers arrived from the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna (Bologna
and major cities such as Modena
) and left a generation of Italo-Chilean that lasts to this day, which has contributed to enriching the local culture.
Now Capitán Pastene has 2.600 inhabitants many of whom are descendents from that first group from Modena. But it is estimated that throughout the region known as "Pastene", the people with kinship ties with emigrants from Modena are over 16,000. Indeed, the chile
ans of modena descent
are to be included between 800,000 Chileans of Italian ancestry (distant or close), including the Italian-Argentine
transplanted in Chile.
Currently there it is a considerable revival of Italian traditions in the region of Capitan Pastene.
, for whom the town is called Capitán Pastene, was a Genoese
maritime explorer, was among the first to explore the Pacific in the sixteenth century. It appears as a lieutenant of Pedro de Valdivia
and when King Charles V
ordered the exploration of southern Chile, this task was entrusted to Pastene.
and so be a twin city of Pavullo
, a small town near Modena
. From Pavullo moved most of the original settlers.
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
, located in the commune of Lumaco
Lumaco
Lumaco is a town and commune in Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region of Chile. Its name in Mapudungun means "water of luma". Lumaco is located to northeast of Temuco and from Angol...
in the Araucanía Region
Araucanía Region
The IX Araucanía Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south....
of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
History
Several houses recall the days of the earliest settlers of the 87 families, with nearly 770 members, who arrived in 1904 and 1905 from ModenaModena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
in two successive migrations to focus initially on agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
work.
Settlers arrived from the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna (Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and major cities such as Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
) and left a generation of Italo-Chilean that lasts to this day, which has contributed to enriching the local culture.
Now Capitán Pastene has 2.600 inhabitants many of whom are descendents from that first group from Modena. But it is estimated that throughout the region known as "Pastene", the people with kinship ties with emigrants from Modena are over 16,000. Indeed, the chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
ans of modena descent
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
are to be included between 800,000 Chileans of Italian ancestry (distant or close), including the Italian-Argentine
Italian Argentine
An Italian Argentine is a person born in Argentina of Italian ancestry. It is estimated up to 25 million Argentines have some degree of Italian descent...
transplanted in Chile.
Currently there it is a considerable revival of Italian traditions in the region of Capitan Pastene.
Juan Bautista Pastene
Juan Bautista PasteneJuan Bautista Pastene
Giovanni Battista Pastene was a Genoese maritime explorer who while in the service of the Spanish crown, explored the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile as far south as to the archipelago of Chiloé....
, for whom the town is called Capitán Pastene, was a Genoese
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....
maritime explorer, was among the first to explore the Pacific in the sixteenth century. It appears as a lieutenant of Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command...
and when King Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
ordered the exploration of southern Chile, this task was entrusted to Pastene.
Twin cities
Capitán Pastene has been proposed to be nominated "comune" of southern ChileChile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
and so be a twin city of Pavullo
Pavullo nel Frignano
Pavullo nel Frignano is a town and comune in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Modenese Apeninnes. It is home to the medieval Castle of Montecuccolo, birthplace of the 17th century condottiero Raimondo Montecuccoli, and of the pieve of San Giovanni Battista di Renno .Economy is...
, a small town near Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. From Pavullo moved most of the original settlers.
See also
- Italian Chilean
- Italian peopleItalian peopleThe Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
- Italian diasporaItalian diasporaThe term Italian diaspora refers to the large-scale migration of Italians away from Italy in the period roughly beginning with the unification of Italy in 1861 and ending with the Italian economic miracle in the 1960s...
- Juan Bautista PasteneJuan Bautista PasteneGiovanni Battista Pastene was a Genoese maritime explorer who while in the service of the Spanish crown, explored the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile as far south as to the archipelago of Chiloé....
- List of towns in Chile