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In 1989, the estimated number of people of Italian descent in Chile was 300,000 persons. | [[Italy Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Chileans<br> | ||
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*In 1989, the estimated number of people of Italian descent in Chile was 300,000 persons. | |||
*After independence, the Chilean government encouraged Italian emigration especially in the 1860s and 1870s. | *After independence, the Chilean government encouraged Italian emigration especially in the 1860s and 1870s. | ||
*There was a substantial flow of migration ''''from Liguria to the area of Valparaíso'''. | *There was a substantial flow of migration ''''from Liguria to the area of Valparaíso'''. | ||