Fr. Juan Ignacio Molina (Spanish pronunciation: [xwan iɣˈnasjo moˈlina]; was a Spanish Jesuit priest, naturalist, historian, translator, geographer, botanist, ornithologist, and linguist. He is usually referred to as Abate Molina, and is also sometimes known by the Italian form of his name, Giovanni Ignazio Molina.
The Maule Region is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2. The Maule river is of considerable historic interest because, among other reasons, it marked the southern limits of the Inca Empire.
Talca is a city and commune in Chile located about 255 km (158 mi) south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region. As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142.
The Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church. It is the oldest Catholic diocese in Mexico. It was established on October 13, 1525 as the "Diocese of Tlaxcala" and retained that name until it was elevated to an archdiocese in 1903. In 1959 a new Diocese of Tlaxcala was created and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles.
Curicó, meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun, is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley.
The Diocese of Linares is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Linares, Chile. It was established by Pope Pius XI on October 18, 1925 in his papal bull Notabiliter Aucto.
José Antonio Manso de Velasco y Sánchez de Samaniego, KOS was a Spanish soldier and politician who served as governor of Chile and viceroy of Peru.
Maule is a town and commune in Talca Province in central Chile's Maule Region. It takes its name from the Mapudungun words for "valley" (mau) and "rainy" (len).
Elías Fernández Albano was a Chilean politician, who was acting president of Chile from August 16, 1910 until his death.
Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and participated actively in the war of independence in that country.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Talca,, is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Its current bishop, Galo Fernández Villaseca, was appointed on 20 March 2021. The diocesan cathedral is in the city of Talca.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile is one of the five Latin Metropolitan sees of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Marta is a diocese located in the city of Santa Marta in the Ecclesiastical province of Barranquilla in Colombia.
First battle of Talca, also called the 'Taking of Talca' occurred on 3 March 1814, during the War of Chilean Independence.
Conde de Maule is a Spanish noble title emerged at the end of the colony in Chile, Carlos IV granted by the April 9, 1810 to Nicolás de la Cruz y Bahamonde, with prior vizcondado of Cruz house. The name of the title refers to the river, province or region of Maule, Chile.
Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara was a Chilean literary critic, novelist, writer, and politician.
Pedro Nolasco Vergara Albano also known as Pedro Nolasco Martínez de Vergara Albano was a Chilean deputy, governor and farmer.
Juan Albano Pereira Márquez was a Portuguese merchant and the godfather and tutor of Bernardo O'Higgins. He is the ancestor of one of the most important Chilean colonial families.
The San Agustín de Talca Foundation was on May 12, 1742, who ordered its foundation was the Royal Governor of Chile, José Antonio Manso de Velasco and later named City of Talca on June 6, 1796, a real identity document of Carlos IV of Spain, the Royal Governor of Chile, Ambrosio O'Higgins and the Corregidor of Talca, Vicente de la Cruz y Bahamonde.
Giovanni della Croce Bernardotte, Spanishized with the name of Juan de la Cruz y Bernardotte, was a Genoese ship captain and explorer. It is the trunk of one of the most important colonial families of San Agustín de Talca due to many local advances.
