ID: 901002131 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002131	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	War of the Pacific (South American history, 1879-1883)

Note: The War of the Pacific resulted from the territorial dispute between Chile and Bolivia over the Atacama Desert, due to its natural resources. Peru entered the war due to it's treaty with Bolivia in an agreement over their territories. Chile and Bolivia entered into a truce over shared resources in 1884, which was solidified with a treaty in 1904.

Display Date: 1879-1883

Names:

	War of the Pacific (South American history, 1879-1883) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Guerra del Pacífico (South American history, 1879-1883) (English,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........War of the Pacific (South American history, 1879-1883) (I)

Other Relationships:

	belligerent was .... Chile
	.....(South America) (TGN)

	belligerent was .... Bolivia
	.....(South America) (TGN)

	belligerent was .... Peru
	.....(South America) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	related to .... Atacama Desert
	.....(Antofagasta, Chile, South America) (TGN)

Sources:

	War of the Pacific (South American history, 1879-1883)
	................Britannica Academic (2018-) "War of the Pacific," accessed 8 November 2018
	Guerra del Pacífico (South American history, 1879-1883)
	................Britannica Academic (2018-) "War of the Pacific," accessed 8 November 2018

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Britannica Academic (2018-)