Presentamos a continuación el "Álbum del Recuerdo" que hemos preparado esta semana, página que el CEPH edita todos los días sábados para el diario El Llanquihue (página A2 en el formato impreso en papel), con fotos e información de nuestro Archivo y material que es facilitado por la propia comunidad. En esta ocasión, la edition of the newspaper is the day December 26, 2009. ENLARGE To see this page on the website of newspaper El Llanquihue, click here FIRST JESUIT Considering the population growth experienced by the colony of Llanquihue and the need to give spiritual guidance to Catholic immigrants Germans, the Bishop of Ancud, Fray Juan Francisco de Paula Solar, asked the Jesuits to send some priests from Germany. The response was positive, and the March 22, 1859, after a bumpy journey which included a shipwreck in the Chacao channel, arrived in Puerto Montt Jesuit priests P. Schwerter Teodoro, P. Engbert and Brother Bernardo José Schoor. "We finally reached our destination. It's a new city founded as a center of the German colony. These are almost 300 families," wrote P. Schwerter the Superior General of the Society of Jesus. After arrival, the Jesuit priests took charge of the church "San Juan de Dios" in Puerto Montt, built a small chapel and founded the school "San José", which years later would become the school "San Francisco Javier" . In the photograph, taken by Dr. Charles Martin in 1869, we see the center of the image, the first building and chapel built by the Jesuits in Guillermo Gallardo street where the school actually is located San Javier. Note that not even begin to build the Jesuit church (late 1871), which was opened at Christmas 1872. TRAGEDY ON LAKE On February 28, 1931, came to this area the princes of England and Wales Edward VIII and George VI of Windsor, who visited the area of \u200b\u200bLake Llanquihue, staying in the big house Centinela Peninsula. La Banda Instrumental Regiment No. 11 "Caupolicán" Valdivia, accompanied the entourage to entertain with his music. It was agreed that day at night, the steamer "Chile" go to the mainland in search of musicians at 22 hrs. so they could spend the night in Puerto Octay. A delay in the departure of steam for lack of firewood from Puerto Octay motivated the musicians to embark on the boat Moewe, with capacity for 20 passengers and owned by Egon Minte Baldwin, which was in the dock of the peninsula. While the boat was traveling back, steam Chile, after passing the delay, sailed in search of musicians. About a mile from Puerto Octay into the lake, the powerful searchlights of steam, used to navigate in the dark of night, dazzled the pilot of the boat, losing ground and crossing in front of the steam resulting in a heavy collision that sank the frail craft on the spot. Of musicians, twelve were drowned, more drivers, Sofanor Eagle. The image, by an unknown author shows when the boat is rescued Moewe of the lake, it appreciated the serious damages from this tragic accident which killed thirteen people. SQUARE IN 1948 A view of the Plaza de Armas and San Martin Street in its entirety, taken in 1948 by Gilbert Provost. In 1942, the Plaza de Armas had been completely renovated, demolished the old toilet kiosk, cut the tree oak had been planted by Vicente Pérez Rosales to the founding of the city, and removed the bust to Manuel Rodriguez and rock monolith commemorating 75 years of German colonization. This new look to acquire the Plaza, would be maintained until the early 60s, when after the massive earthquake that struck south of the country on May 22, 1960, was built in its central part a large pool of water. |