Slavery

Indiginous slavery was relatively small compared to that of other countries such as Brazil. The Spanish that settled in Chile's Central Valley did not find any substantial amounts of gold or silver to exploit, and therefore saw no need for enslaving indigenous laborers. Spanish settlers were more interested in the positive agricultural aspect of the Chilean landscape. Since this area was closer to the Old Worlds seasons and far different from the northern semitropical regions, it required far less workers. Also, relatively few enslaved Africans were brought into Chile throughout the colonialization process.

Chile established its independence in 1818 and abolished slavery in 1823.