The first of a series of auctions of sheep farming land in southern Patagonia takes place impacting established settlers.

Patagonian sheep farming boom

19th- and 20th-century South American agricultural movement

In late 19th and early 20th centuries, sheep farming expanded across the Patagonian grasslands making the southern regions of Argentina and Chile one of the world's foremost sheep farming areas. The sheep farming boom attracted thousands of immigrants from Chiloé and Europe to…

Patagonia

Geographical region in South America

Patagonia is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands,…

Chilean colonization of the Strait of Magellan

The Chilean colonization of the Strait of Magellan began in 1843 when an expedition founded Fuerte Bulnes. In 1848 the settlement of Punta Arenas was established further north in the strait and grew eventually to become the main settlement in the strait, a position it holds to…

March 20

Day of the year

March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 286 days remain until the end of the year.