Captain Arturo Prat Chacón

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Captain Arturo Prat Chacón was a Chilean naval officer and national hero renowned for his leadership and death in the Battle of Iquique during the War of the Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chilean naval officer
human
national hero of Chile
birthDate 1848-04-03
birthPlace Chile
Ninhue
Ñuble Province
causeOfDeath killed in action
commemoratedOn Navy Day in Chile
commemorationDate Navy Day, 21 May
conflict War of the Pacific
countryOfCitizenship Chile
dateOfEvent Battle of Iquique, 1879-05-21
linked to: Battle of Iquique
deathDate 1879-05-21
deathPlace Pacific Ocean
Tarapacá region
linked to: Tarapacá Region

off Iquique
linked to: Iquique
educatedAt Naval School of Chile
familyName Chacón
Prat
featuredOn Chilean banknotes
Chilean postage stamps
fieldOfStudy law
fullName Arturo Prat Chacón
givenName Arturo
hasMonument Monument to Arturo Prat in Valparaíso
Monument to the Heroes of Iquique in Iquique
honorificTitle Capitán Prat
knownFor heroic boarding of the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar
self-sacrifice during the Battle of Iquique
legacy symbol of Chilean patriotism and sacrifice
memorializedBy Chilean Navy ship Almirante Prat
Plaza Arturo Prat in Iquique
numerous streets and schools in Chile
militaryBranch Chilean Navy
militaryRank captain
nationality Chilean
notableEvent Battle of Iquique
notableWork leadership at the Battle of Iquique
occupation lawyer
naval officer
partOf Chilean armed forces history
religion Roman Catholicism
shipCommanded Esmeralda
spouse Carmela Carvajal Briones

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Captain Arturo Prat Base namedAfter Captain Arturo Prat Chacón
Battle of Iquique notableEvent Arturo Prat boarded Huáscar and was killed in action
linked to: Captain Arturo Prat Chacón