Angol
Angol is a municipality and capital city of the province of Malleco in southern Chile, Araucania Region. It was first founded in 1553 as a "conquistador" fort of Confines during the War of Arauco, the fort was later destroyed and it was not until the Pacification of Araucania in late 19th century that it was rebuilt with the name of Angol. The city has a current population of approximately 49,000. It belongs to the 48th electoral district, and the 14th senatorial circumscription.
History
In 1560, the city was transferred to the north by the Governor Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza, Marquis of Canete with the name of San Andres de Los Infantes, but it was attacked and destroyed in 1599, by the Mapuches. In 1611 it was rebuilt a little more to the south with the name of San Luis de Angol but it did not prosper. In 1637 Governor Lasso de la Vega, refounded it with the name of San Francisco de la Vega, but in 1641, it was destroyed again by the Mapuches. It was repopulated in 1695 with the name of Santo Tomas de Colhue, but it was attacked again by the Mapuche. The present city of Angol, was founded definitively by Cornelio Saavedra, on the 6th of December, 1862.
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