| Enrique Simpson Baeza | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1835 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | May 17, 1901 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Allegiance | Chile |
| Service | Navy |
| Years of service | 1851 - 1898 |
| Rank | Counter admiral |
| Commands | Chacabuco Almirante Cochrane |
| Battles / wars | Revolution of 1859 War of the Pacific |
| Relations | Son of Robert Winthrop Simpson |
Enrique Simpson Baeza (Valparaíso, 1835–Valparaíso, May 17, 1901) was a Chilean Navy officer and explorer. Simpson mapped the archipelagoes and coast of Aysén Region onboard of the corvette Chacabuco in the 1870s. Among his feats is the re-discovery of San Rafael Lake and the insight that Aisén Fjord provides the best access to the interior of Patagonia from the Pacific.
Simpson River is named after him.
References
- Bello Maldonado, Álvaro (2017). "Exploración, conocimiento geográfico y nación: La "creación" de la Patagonia Occidental y Aysén a fines del siglo XIX" (PDF). In Núñez, Andrés; Aliste, Enrique; Bello Maldonado, Álvaro; Osorio, Mauricio (eds.). Imaginarios geográficos, prácticas y discursos de frontera: Aisén-Patagonia desde el texto de la nación. GEOlibros (in Spanish). Impresión Gráfica LOM. pp. 61–86. ISBN 978-956-14-2064-9.
- Simpson, E. (1874). Esploraciones hechas por la Corbeta Chacabuco al mando del capitán de fragata don Enrique M. Simpson en los Archipiélagos de Guaitecas, Chonos i Taitao. Santiago. Imprenta Nacional.
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