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Fourth Congress of Local History - Earthquake of 1960

IV CONGRESS OF LOCAL HISTORY

"EARTHQUAKE 1960: HISTORICAL FRAGMENTS "

On the occasion of the" Fiftieth Anniversary of Earthquake of 1960 "on 22 May this year, the Center for Historical Heritage of the Province of Llanquihue (CEPH), next to the Museum Historic Puerto Montt "Juan Pablo II" and the Regional Library, organized the "IV CONGRESS OF LOCAL HISTORY, has performed from 26 to 28 May to commemorate this tragic date to be lived in the past and changed final destination of this region.

The Congress will focus exclusively on the 1960 earthquake, so the topics will be related to the moment of the tragedy, the consequences and effects that subsequently ensued and how the organization is currently scheduled to face a possible catastrophe of this nature.

Exhibitors will be professionals from different areas of the earthquake personally lived at the time, and had a direct and important decisions to this event of nature, in addition to a professional expert in this area, which can accurately illustrate this phenomenon from the scientific point of view, with a Master Class to be held on the first day of work of this Congress.

addition to the lectures on the opening of Congress, display a slideshow of photographs taken by various local and international photographers, with the most striking images that product of the 9.5 Richter magnitude of this earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in history humanity, as a result left in different cities and areas in the province of Llanquihue.

This valuable photographic archive is owned by the collector and researcher of heritage photographs, Alejandro Torres (President of CEPH), who for many years has been dedicated to collect and recover from various sources and family albums, a large number of photographs of Puerto Montt Area, which to date make it one of the most comprehensive and photo files are important to our city and region. This photographic exhibition will be discussed by leading local historian César Sánchez (director of CEPH).

the Congress are invited to the highest authorities, as well as the community itself want to know more detailed information about the 1960 earthquake that definitely changed our local history. OBJECTIVE

The 1960 earthquake that shook southern Mexico, had an impact on the geographic, economic, social, demographic and cultural, so far, have not been addressed in all its dimensions. For example, the city of Puerto Montt significantly increase its population to the rural-urban migration and, given the lack of housing, the land seizures began the most tragic outcome of which occurred in the grounds of the "Pampa Irigoin."

urban destruction and subsequent reconstruction was a task that took a decade and the authorities of that era today are far from public life, therefore oral testimony is of great importance to know the developments.

The IV CONGRESS OF LOCAL HISTORY aims to bring together who participated directly in the events as well as professionals who can inform people about the current status of Puerto Montt to face a natural disaster.

Attendance is free for all puertomontinos wishing to know firsthand the 1960 earthquake.

More information can be requested at the Regional Library or the Museum of our city.

Fonos / e-mail *

Regional Library: 25 54 88
* Museo Juan Pablo II: 22 30 29 Urtubia
* Pamela A. : Urtubiapamela@gmail.com
* César A. V. Sánchez : Cesarsanchezvera@hotmail.com

PROGRAM (click on the image)