Music of Chile Music of Chile Chilean music refers to all kinds of music developed in Chile, or by Chileans in other countries, from the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors to the modern day. It also includes the native pre-Columbian music from what is today Chilean territory. Prior to the arrival of the European conquerors, the modern national borders that make up the Americas did not exist, so one cannot refer to music from "Chile", or any other South American country, from this time. However, music existed in the Americas for centuries before European conquest, and many of the characteristics and instruments of
Official Bulletin of the Government Junta Official Bulletin of the Government Junta The Official Bulletin of the Government Junta () was the gazette of the Revolutionary Junta of Iquique, formed in opposition to Chilean President José Manuel Balmaceda. It published official documents of the Junta and its state ministries. Its first issue was published in Iquique on 28 May 1891. Its 5 September 1891 issue was published in Santiago. Its final edition was Number 72, published on 10 November 1891. Its editor was Jorge Huneeus Gana. The "Official Journal of the Republic of Chile" () continued to be published during this period, but only included documents