University of Santiago, Chile University of Santiago, Chile The University of Santiago, Chile (Usach) () is one of the oldest public universities in Chile. The institution was born as "Escuela de Artes y Oficios" (Spanish "School of Arts and Crafts") in 1849, under the government of Manuel Bulnes. It became "Universidad Técnica del Estado" (Spanish "Technical University of the State") in 1947, with various campuses throughout the country. In 1981, as a consequence of a reform on higher education under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, it became what is now known as "Universidad de Santiago de Chile", with all activities centered in a single
Bicentennial of Chile were submitted in 2009, and were created by Andrea Barreda (Basic Education), Javiera Monreal (High School), Joshua Arevalo (Higher Education), and Patricio Díaz (Visual Artist). The Bicentennial stamp series was officially launched on October 15, 2009. On April 20, 2009, Correos de Chile launched a special issue of 15 stamps that were used for the centenary celebrations of Chile. The stamps, dating from 1910, bore the official logo of the Bicentennial, and were sold for 310 Chilean pesos (US$0.62). 30,000 copies were printed. A stamp with the official logo of the Bicentennial was also released. The Chilean Mint (Casa de