Chilean International Exhibition
Overview
BIE-class	Unrecognized exposition
Name	Chilean International Exhibition
Building(s)	Chilean National Museum of Natural History
Organized by	National Agricultural Society
Participant(s)
Countries	20
Location
Country	Chile
City	Santiago
Venue	Quinta Normal Park
Coordinates	33°26′32″S 70°40′55″W / 33.44217°S 70.68184°W / -33.44217; -70.68184
Timeline
Opening	16 September 1875
Closure	16 January 1876

The Chilean International Exhibition was a world's fair^[1] held in Quinta Normal Park,^[2] Santiago, between 16 September 1875^[3] and 16 January 1876 to show Chilean people recent technological and scientific advances.^[2]

Organisation

The event was organised by the National Agricultural Society, opened by the president Federico Errázuriz Zañartu,^[3] and originally scheduled to run until 31 December 1875, but it was extended to 16 January 1876.

Location and buildings

The fair took place on what is now the Quinta Normal Park with a central permanent palace, which is now the Chilean National Museum of Natural History).^[4] There were two long buildings, which formed the machinery gallery and the Rose Innes pavilion, housing threshing machines, a restaurant and a pavilion each for Belgium and France.^[4]

Participants

Foreign countries who participated were Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Switzerland, The United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.^[5]

Exhibitors

Exhibitors included the Chilean painter Onofre Jarpa who won a medal.^[6]