Only Chile celebeates this date because remembers the Iquique's naval battle, in the Pacific's War between Chile and Perú; when the frigate commander, Arturo Pratt Chacón dies in action together his men defending the nation.
Teaches that it's important because it's an example of courage, leadership and patriotism, because captain Pratt was firts in go to close combat when the warship battle was lost. In the engagement two ship each nation participated, the chilean Esmeralda (Commanded by Pratt) and Covadonga (Commanded by Carlos Condell) and the peruvian Huáscar (Commanded by Miguel Grau) and Independencia (Commanded by Juan More).
The chileans warships was worser equipped, in fact, they was obsolete to that date; so in the frey among Esmeralda and Huáscar, the peruvian ship easily won in long combat, that's why Pratt decided to board the enemy ship. Instead Covadonga drives to Independecia to Punta Gruesa, where sea was shallow and Independencia hit bottom and stay out of combat, and Covadonga was victorious.
Anyway, its strange to celebrate a defeat and forget the victory, because nobody in Chile minds Covadonga and captain Condell, but it's just one of many incoherently things that happens in Chile.
Dear Pablo,
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Only Chile celebRAtes this date because IT COMMEMORATES the Iquique's naval battle...
Arturo Pratt Chacón DIED in action together WITH his men...}
Teaches that it's important....????
captain Pratt was THE FIRST ONE TO go....
...PARTICIPATED two shipS OF each nation...
The Chileans warships WERE worse, in fact, they WERE obsolete to that date
"Chilean"; nationalities always take capital letters...
in the frey?? BETWEEN THE Esmeralda and THE Huáscar...
Independencia hit bottom and WAS out of combat...
it's just one of many INCOHERENT things that HAPPEN in Chile.
Good observation,
Thanks,
JC