| 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″S70°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]
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.
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]
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 included the Chilean painter Onofre Jarpa who won a medal. [6]
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