Events in the year 1891 in Chile.
Incumbents President: Jose Manuel Balmaceda until August, Jorge Montt after August
Events January 18-September 16 - Chilean Civil War of 1891 March 6 - Battle of Pozo Almonte April 23 - Battle of Caldera Bay May 6 - Itata Incident: the steamer Itata is detained in San Diego on orders of United States State Department official John W. Foster"Seizure of the Itata; the Robert and Minnie not caught", New York Times, May 7, 1891, retrieved 10 August 2008 May 7 - Itata Incident: The Itata leaves San Diego for Chile"Away steamed the Itata", New York Times, May 8, 1891, retrieved 10 August 2008 May 16 - Itata Incident: USS Charleston, a warship sent after the Itata, arrives in the Mexican port of Acapulco without finding the Itata "Waiting for the Itata", New York Times, May 17, 1891, retrieved August 10, 2008 June 4 - United States Navy admiral George Brown convinces the Congressionalist Junta to give up the Itata."The Itata Surrendered", New York Times, June 5, 1891, retrieved August 10, 2008 July 3 - The vessel Maipo arrived in Iquique with arms and munitions for the Congressionalist Junta August 21 - Battle of Concón August 28 - Battle of Placilla
Births
Deaths August 28 - Orozimbo Barbosa (born 1838) September 19 - Jose Manuel Balmaceda, President of Chile (born 1840)
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