Arturo Prat Chacón

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human national hero naval officer

Arturo Prat Chacón was a Chilean naval officer and national hero renowned for his leadership and death in the Battle of Iquique during the War of the Pacific.

Aliases (2)

Arturo Prat ×1
Arturo Prat Carvajal ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → national hero → naval officer →
allegiance	Republic of Chile →
causeOfDeath	gunshot wound →
child	Arturo Prat Carvajal → Blanca Estela Prat Carvajal →
commanded	Chilean corvette Esmeralda →
commemoratedBy	Arturo Prat Naval Base → Arturo Prat University → Chilean Navy Day → Monument to the Heroes of Iquique →
conflict	War of the Pacific →
countryOfCitizenship	Chile →
dateOfBirth	1848-04-03 →
dateOfDeath	1879-05-21 →
educatedAt	Escuela Naval del Estado → University of Chile →
era	19th century →
familyName	Prat →
fieldOfStudy	law →
fullName	Arturo Prat Chacón →
gender	male →
givenName	Arturo →
hasCulturalSignificance	symbol of Chilean patriotism and sacrifice →
hasHonorificTitle	national hero of Chile →
hasMemorial	Tomb at Monument to the Heroes of Iquique, Valparaíso →
languageOfWorkOrName	Spanish →
legalQualification	admitted to the bar in Chile →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
militaryBranch	Chilean Navy →
militaryRank	captain →
militaryUnit	Corvette Esmeralda →
namesakeOf	Arturo Prat Province → Arturo Prat Station (Antarctica) → Chilean ship Capitán Prat →
nativeLanguage	Spanish →
notableEvent	death during naval combat at Iquique →
notableFor	boarding the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar during the Battle of Iquique →
notableWork	Leadership at the Battle of Iquique →
occupation	lawyer → naval officer →
participantIn	Battle of Iquique →
placeOfBirth	Ninhue, Chile →
placeOfDeath	Off Iquique, Chile →
positionHeld	professor at Naval Academy (Chile) →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Carmela Carvajal Briones →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Base Arturo Prat → Base Naval Arturo Prat ("Arturo Prat") →	namedAfter
Arturo Prat Chacón ("Arturo Prat Carvajal") →	child
Arturo Prat Chacón →	fullName