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Valdivia (Town in the S of Chile capital)

a town in the S. of Chile; capital of a province of the same name; on the Valdivia river, 9 miles harbor. The entrance to the river is fortified. The town is built on level ground, and is embosomed in apple orchards, surrounded by the native forest. It has an active coasting trade, chiefly with Valparaiso. Valdivia was founded zarro's lieutenants, who named it after himself, and it was at one time a place of great wealth. The province of Val- Besides splendid forests it has large up- Besides splendid forests it has large upland pastures, and deposits of coal are known to exist within it. Pop. (1918) 26,091.