Saturday, February 5, 2011

Views from Naval Museum of Valparsiso Harbour





"Museo Naval y MarĂ­timo is an excellent military museum - it seems strange to an outsider that the exhibits still crow about Chile's 19th-century victory over Peru in the War of the Pacific. There are major displays on the famous Captain Arturo Prat, as well as the romantic figure of Lord Cochrane (nicknamed the 'sea wolf' by Napoleon, one of his admirers). One fascinating display studies the history of voyages around Cape Horn. The museum is smartly designed and divided into four salons: the War of Independence, the War against the Peru-Bolivia Confederation, the War against Spain, and the War of the Pacific. Each salon holds antique documents, medals, uniforms, and war trophies. Of special note is the Arturo Prat room, with artifacts salvaged from the Esmeralda, a wooden ship that sank while valiantly defending Valparaiso during the War of the Pacific." info from Lyle
There were 4 ships in at the port.

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