Roto Chileno Monument

In Santiago we can find places unknown for tourists such as the “Roto Chileno” monument. It was built to the soldiers at “Yungay battle”in 1839. They was named “rotos” because they wore ragged clothes.
This monument located at the center of “Plaza Yungay” at west of the center of Santiago (Barrio Cívico).
This is very important to the chilean nationality because they fought and won against the “Confederación Perú-Boliviana” in the Pacific War.
When they arrived to the capital of Chile, Santiago, they were welcomed by the people who was very happy so they built a monument in honor to them.
This is located al “Barrio Yungay” a very historical place because there lived worker poeple and important and rich people too, like Ignacio Domeyko, naturalist, geographer and father of the Mineralogy ;Eusebio Lillo, Minister, poet and composer of the nacional song; Joaquín Edward Bello and other important people who realized a contribution to the country.
These people built beautiful houses, and today we can see them in very good conservation.

Students:

Noemí Román

Marcelo Torrejón

Francisca Diena