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The expedition of John Narborough leaves Corral Bay, having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish.

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English expedition to Valdivia

John Narborough's expedition to Chile in 1670

By the late 1660s, the English rulers had considered invading Spanish-ruled Chile for several years. In 1655, Simón de Casseres proposed to Oliver Cromwell a plan to take over Chile with only four ships and a thousand men.
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Corral Bay

Bay in the mouth of the Valdivia River, southern Chile

Corral Bay is a bay in the mouth of the Valdivia River, southern Chile. Its main towns are Corral and Niebla. The mouth of the bay is between Juan Latorre point and Morro Gonzalo, with a width of 5.5 km. All the year the bay is transited by merchant, transport and fish boats.…
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December 31

Day of the year

December 31 is the 365th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's Eve or Old Year's Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day. It is the last day of the year; the following day is January…
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