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26-531: The main medialuna in Chile is the Medialuna Monumental de Rancagua . Located in the city of Rancagua , it currently seats 12,000 spectators. It is the home of the annual National Championship of Chilean Rodeo . It hosted the 2006 Davis Cup matches of Chile against Slovakia and the 2009 Davis Cup against Austria . In Osorno, Chile , the medialuna is known as La Medialuna de Osorno. The Medialuna de Osorno

52-485: A handful of storms between May and August. In some years there can be a little snow. The sport in the city is varied including football, basketball and hockey. The city's most famous football club is O'Higgins , who currently plays in the first category of Chilean soccer, the Primera División de Chile . O'Higgins had great past glories, with the help of El Teniente they became one of the leading teams of Chile during

78-534: A homogeneous culture known as Chileanidad and a mestizo influence is evident. Rancagua and the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region was settled by Spaniards (notably Andalusian , Basque , Aragonese and Navarrese ) and other Europeans. French and Italian families established agriculture, including the important wine industry: the Wine Route is one of the main tourist attractions of

104-525: A small scale mine failed for lack of capital and the property was eventually bought by the American, William Braden, for approximately US$ 100,000. The same year Braden formed Rancagua Mines, which became the Braden Copper Company, in association with old colleagues from ASARCO, including Barton Sewell. Work started on establishing a mine in 1905 after Government permission had been acquired but progress

130-632: Is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation . It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region , located 87 km (54 mi) south of the national capital of Santiago . It was originally named Santa Cruz de Triana by Spanish colonists. In 2012, its population was 232,211. The main economic activities range from mining , tourism , agriculture , timber , food production and services to minor industrial activities. The city also serves as

156-403: Is neither maintained nor adequately protected by the authorities. This lack of respect for the archaeological heritage of the pukara is the evident in the installation of a large antenna of cellular telephony on the summit of the hill. The installation of this antenna, carried out in 1997, consisted of building an access road and movement of earth, which destroyed 4 metres (13 ft) of one of

182-461: Is the second most popular sport in Chile after football. It began in roughly the 16th century during the rule of Governor García Hurtado de Mendoza . At the time, the cattle in Chile were not well identified and it was not uncommon for the animals to get lost. To help prevent the loss, Governor Hurtado proclaimed that, in Santiago, every 24th and 25 July, the commemoration of Saint Jacob - patron saint of

208-485: The Colchagua valley . Breweries can be found as well, the legacy of German and Swiss immigration. Livestock development and herding was especially influenced by British , Greek and Yugoslavian settlers. Because the city is relatively close to Santiago, there has led to a growing urban influence in the local culture. Rancagua is fast becoming a suburb of Santiago's upper-class professional workforce. Meanwhile all of

234-554: The Incas , located on the large hill overlooking the village of La Compañia, a village in the commune of Graneros , Chile. It is the southernmost building which remains of the Inca Empire . As such it is an important landmark on what is known as " The Chilean Inca Trail ", and has been declared a National Monument by the Chilean government. There are three main historical periods during which

260-561: The 16th century it became the property of the Jesuits as it was located on their Hacienda de la Compañia de Jesús. They operated a small mine known as the Socavón de los Jesuitas. Following their expulsion, the hacienda was acquired in 1768 by Don Mateo de Toro y Zambrano y Ureta. Between 1819 and 1823 his heirs restarted and enlarged the workings, bringing in a mining engineer to help. However, these and subsequent attempts to establish anything more than

286-665: The 1970s, participating on several occasions in the Copa Libertadores , their best performance being a semifinal appearance. In 2013, they won the Primera División de Chile for the first time, followed by a win in the Supercopa de Chile in 2014. Amongst other football clubs in the city are Tomás Greig and Enfoque, both of which play in the Tercera División de Chile . Since 2015 the Autódromo Internacional de Codegua in

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312-469: The 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Rancagua is a third-level administrative division of Chile , administered by a municipal council and headed by an alcalde , who is directly elected by the people for a four-year term. This area is known as the "huaso province" after the name of the Chilean cowboy, the huaso . The population is a mixture of both European (including Argentine immigrants) and indigenous races and cultures. The region has

338-465: The American company that developed the mine through the first half of the 20th century, was one of the four venues of the 1962 FIFA World Cup . More recently, it houses the O'Higgins professional football (soccer) club, one of the leading teams in Chilean professional football. Every year, the National Championship of Chilean rodeo is held in the Medialuna Monumental de Rancagua . In 2015,

364-452: The administrative and legal center of the region. Together with Machalí and Gultro, it forms the Rancagua conurbation . After Curicó , Talca and Concepción , it is one of the most important and densely populated cities of the south central zone of Chile. The Rancagua Valley was occupied by the local Picunche . They fell briefly under the control of the Inca Empire in the 15th century. Its remains in structures can still be found near

390-642: The archeological sites, such as Pukara de La Compañia and the nearby Rio Cipreses nature reserve . Both can be visited by private vehicle or with local tour companies. The city is connected to the capital, Santiago , by the Panamerican Highway ( Chile Route 5 ). In addition, the Metrotren connects the metro service in Santiago to Rancagua by train. Rancagua is home of the University of Rancagua (in Spanish),

416-478: The beginning of the period known as the Reconquista (Reconquest), an attempt by Spain to regain control of Chile. In recent years the city has become one of the most attractive cultural and tourist centers in the O'Higgins Region , largely because of the vineyards that have been developed in the area. Rancagua also offers sports centers and easy access to smaller villages and towns. Other visitors are attracted to

442-455: The city -, the cattle would be gathered in the Plaza de Armas de Santiago to be branded and selected. This is basically how Chilean rodeo began. This rodeo-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about sports in Chile is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rancagua Rancagua ( Spanish pronunciation: [raŋˈkaɣwa] )

468-492: The city from neighbouring South American countries such as Bolivia , Colombia and Peru . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Rancagua spans an area of 260.3 km (101 sq mi) and has 214,344 inhabitants (104,879 men and 109,465 women). Of these, 206,971 (96.6%) lived in urban areas and 7,373 (3.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.4% (27,020 persons) between

494-495: The city hosted the 2015 Copa América , receiving two matches of the tournament. The population of Rancagua is primarily either of Spanish descent or mestizo , with a particularly strong Basque influence. There are also residents of German, Croatian, Italian, Greek, Levantine Arab, Swiss, French, English or Irish ancestry living in the city. Indigenous Mapuche workers migrate from the south and there are also some Roma gypsies . In addition, there has been increasing immigration to

520-428: The city is readily accessible by walking; Public Transport is provided by Trans O'Higgins by six lines of busses, and nine private taxi lines operate inside the urban radius. Situated 44 km east of Rancagua and 75 km south of the capital, Santiago, El Teniente claims to be the largest underground copper mine in the world (see below). The El Teniente orebody has been known and worked on a small scale for many years. In

546-631: The city today. Through their civil engineering, the Inca accomplished expeditions to the south of their empire. Rancagua was founded by Spanish explorer José Antonio Manso de Velasco , who founded several cities in the central area of Chile. The settlement was first called Villa Santa Cruz de Triana. The city is notable in Chilean history as the scene of the Disaster of Rancagua of 1814, when Chilean forces fighting for independence from Spain were defeated. This marked

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572-402: The first private university to be established in the O'Higgins Region . The region is known for El Teniente in the nearby Andes mountain range : it is the "largest underground copper mine in the world." It is located about 40 km (25 mi) to the east of the city. El Teniente is a division of the state-owned mining enterprise, Codelco . The city's Braden Copper Stadium, named for

598-549: The neighboring commune of Codegua held the Chile Grand Prix in the Superbike World Championship , the circuit was supposed to also host a race in the 2016 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season , although those plans were cancelled. Rancagua is twinned with: Pukara de La Compa%C3%B1ia Pukara de La Compañia is an archaeological site containing the remains of a promaucae fortress, later used by

624-433: The site was occupied: The remains of the pukara consist of the bases of 7 circular structures, a major construction and other nearby buildings that may have been observation posts. In addition, the flat summit of the hill is surrounded by defensive perimeter walls. Pukara La Compañia was declared a Chile National Monument by Decree No. 1191, dated 11 March 1992. Nonetheless, the site lacks suitable access for tourists, and

650-614: Was slow because of difficulty of access and a hard winter climate. A small gravity plant was soon erected but it was not until 1912 that a flotation plant was erected at Sewell. Control passed to Kennecott in 1915 and it ran the mine until nationalization in 1971. Rancagua has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ), with clearly marked seasons. Summers are generally extremely dry, with cool mornings and hot afternoons, while winters are mild with cold mornings and occasional periods of heavy rainfall that averages around 510 millimetres or 20.08 inches each year – almost all of which occurs during

676-619: Was the first covered medialuna in Chile, and is considered one of the highest quality. Rodeos are organized by the Club Osorno René Soriano Bórquez. It boasts a 64-metre (210 ft) diameter arena, seating capacity of approximately 4,800, and an in-house cafeteria . In 2006, the medialuna was the qualifying arena for the Southern Region of the Campeonato Nacional de Rodeo , the nationwide Rodeo competition. Rodeo

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