Palena, Quitralco and Melimoyu: Failed attempts at colonization on the coast of the Aysén region (1889-1983)

Abstract

The objective of the following research is publishing the preliminary results of an investigation which pretends to study the failed colonization to the subsequent areas: Bajo Palena or Isla de Los Leones (1889), Quitralco (1950) and the last attempt carried out in Melimoyu volcano surroundings (1983). When analyzing deeply the failures and mistakes, it is possible to find out a number of factors and elements, which caused the settlers desertion and the abandonment of the incipient settlements.