University of Santiago, Chile The stadium holds 3,000 people. 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
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