Puesto Arbilla | |
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General information | |
Location | Del Desierto Lake valley |
The Arbilla Post is a sector of the La Florida estate located in the valley of Laguna del Desierto where the homonymous outpost of Carabineros de Chile was established, belonging to the Lago O'Higgins detachment. On November 6, 1965, Lieutenant Hernán Merino Correa died in a clash with the Argentine National Gendarmerie during the Laguna del Desierto dispute between the two countries.
Currently, near the location of the events, there is a place called "Sovereignty Square" with signs recounting the events.
Etymology
The name comes from the fact that the place was owned by the Argentine settler Ricardo Arbilla.
References
- "48 years since the clash at La Florida". Chaltén Hoy. November 6, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- "NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY. Act for the 56th anniversary of the clash at La Florida". Ahora Calafate. November 10, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- "56th Anniversary of the Laguna del Desierto Conflict Where Chilean Troops Took Argentine Territory by Force". Aventura Chaltén. November 7, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- "History of the Laguna del Desierto Dispute". Cacheiro Frías.
- René Peri Fegerstrom (1994). In the Shadow of Mount Fitz Roy.
- "Argentina Returns an Emblematic Flag to Chile, Held Since 1965". Infobae. April 26, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- Iván Stenger Larenas (1998). Lieutenant Merino: National Hero of Sovereignty. Self-published, Carabineros Press.
- "The Battle of the Andes". Mágicas Ruinas. Primera Plana. November 18, 1965.
- "Antonio Horvath's Intervention". Senate of Chile. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- "History". Municipality of O'Higgins. Retrieved October 4, 2022.