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'''Arica''' is a [[Chile]]an city located in the north of Chile in the [[Arica & Parinacota Region]] known as the "City of the eternal spring". The city was founded by the [[Spain|Spanish]] conqueror Lucas Martínez de Begazo in 1541 and started being an important port in the [[Spanish Empire]] for the export of Silver and other minerals from the [[Potosí]] mines. Previous to the Spanish settlement, there was a culture called Chinchorro which mummies were found, also the Aymaras populated the place as well as Quechuas from the [[Incan Empire]] (Tawantinsuyo).
'''Arica''' is a [[Chile]]an city located in the north of Chile in the [[Arica & Parinacota Region]] known as the "City of the eternal spring". The city was founded by the [[Spain|Spanish]] conqueror Lucas Martínez de Begazo in 1541 and started being an important port in the [[Spanish Empire]] for the export of Silver and other minerals from the [[Potosí]] mines. Previous to the Spanish settlement, there was a culture called Chinchorro which mummies were found, also the Aymaras populated the place as well as Quechuas from the [[Incan Empire]] (Tawantinsuyo).
The city belonged to the Viceroyalty of Peru and to the Peruvian Republic after independence, being under to the domain of the city of [[Tacna]]. During the [[War of the Pacific]] the city was protagonist of the Battle of Arica on the June 7, 1880 inside the Campaign of Tacna & Arica which was won by Chile.
The city belonged to the Viceroyalty of Peru and to the [[Peru|Peruvian Republic]] after independence, being under to the domain of the city of [[Tacna]]. During the [[War of the Pacific]] the city was protagonist of the Battle of Arica on the June 7, 1880 inside the Campaign of Tacna & Arica which was won by Chile.
In 1884 Chile and Peru signed the treaty of Ancón, in which Peru ceded the [[Tarapacá Region]] to Chile permanently, and Tacna and Arica for 10 years until the making of a referendum about the sovereignty of the cities.
In 1884 Chile and Peru signed the treaty of Ancón, in which Peru ceded the [[Tarapacá Region]] to Chile permanently, and Tacna and Arica for 10 years until the making of a referendum about the sovereignty of the cities.