Blue sky view of path and garden plot with 'Sea Pinks' leading to the entrance of Fort San Antonio, Ancud, Chiloe Island, Chile

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Ancud, on the north coast of Chiloe Island, was founded in 1769 as a Spanish stronghold. After Peruvian Independence in 1824, it became the Spanish Crown's last possession in South America. With rusting canons pointing out over the waters of the Canal de Chacao and Pacific Ocean, the San Antonio Fort was where the Spanish Crown's departure from South America was signed, after the capture of the fort in 1826.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Fuerte San Antonio, Calle San Antonio, Ancud, Chiloe Island, Chile, South America
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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