Navy Day in Chile

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Navy Day in Chile is a national holiday observed annually on May 21 to honor the Chilean Navy, particularly commemorating the 1879 naval Battle of Iquique and the heroism of Captain Arturo Prat and the corvette Esmeralda.

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Navy Day in Chile canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Día de las Glorias Navales ⓘ
Día de las Glorias de la Armada ⓘ
associatedWith Arturo Prat Monument in Valparaíso ⓘ
Esmeralda memorials ⓘ
commemorates Arturo Prat ⓘ
linked to: Arturo Prat Chacón

Battle of Iquique ⓘ
corvette Esmeralda ⓘ
linked to: Corvette Esmeralda
country Chile ⓘ
hasCategory Chilean culture ⓘ
May observances ⓘ
military remembrance days ⓘ
naval holidays ⓘ
hasLegalStatus public holiday ⓘ
hasSignificance honoring national heroes ⓘ
remembrance of naval battles ⓘ
hasTheme military history remembrance ⓘ
naval heroism ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
honors Chilean Navy ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
linkedTo Chilean national identity ⓘ
history of the Chilean Navy ⓘ
observedBy Chilean Armed Forces ⓘ
Chilean Navy ⓘ
Chilean government ⓘ
linked to: Government of Chile

Chilean population ⓘ
observedOn May 21 ⓘ
officialNameLanguage es ⓘ
partOf public holidays in Chile ⓘ
recurs annually ⓘ
relatedEvent War of the Pacific ⓘ
relatedPlace Iquique ⓘ
symbolizes defense of the homeland ⓘ
sacrifice at sea ⓘ
timeReference 1879 ⓘ
War of the Pacific period ⓘ
linked to: War of the Pacific
typicalActivity commemorative events at sea ⓘ
military parades ⓘ
naval ceremonies ⓘ
official speeches ⓘ
wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chilean corvette Esmeralda → commemoratedOn → Navy Day in Chile ⓘ
Battle of Iquique → commemoratedOn → Navy Day in Chile ⓘ