Bernardo Philippi

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1851–1853

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Bernardo Philippi, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Founding of Puerto Montt in the Reloncaví Sound, Chile

   1851–1853

   Role: German naturalist and cartographer

   1. 11851-September 1851 · Reloncaví SoundExpedition Preparation in Reloncaví Sound

      Following Bernardo Philippi's death in 1851, Vicente Pérez Rosales took over expedition duties and began clearing trees in the Reloncaví Sound.

   2. 212 February 1853 · Reloncaví SoundFormal Founding of Puerto Montt

      The city was officially founded on 12 February 1853, following government-sponsored German immigration that began in 1848.

   3. 312 February 1853 · Reloncaví SoundNaming in Honor of President Montt

      The city was named after Manuel Montt, President of Chile, who initiated the German immigration program.

Sources

1. Puerto Montt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27