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Lieutenant Stadium

is a stadium located in the city of Rancagua and was opened in 1945.The stadium Lieutenant is one of the major sporting venues in the O'Higgins Region and is notable for being one of the four venues of the World Cup in 1962.It matches are played in the Club Deportivo O'Higgins plays at home and various cultural activities.It is owned by Codelco El Teniente.Currently the complex is not only utlizando sporting events but also in various municipal events such as the anniversary of the city of Rancagua, the annual show of Christmas or the parade in honor of those killed in the Battle of Rancagua.It was precisely in the context of this celebration when the then president of France, Charles De Gaulle visited the city of Rancagua and witnessed by the Chilean president at the time, Jorge Alessandri, the parade on October 2 of 1964 (sesquincenario of the Battle of Rancagua).Other shows that have been made on the premises are concerts, like the band The Prisoners in 2002, or the Christian singer Marcos Witt in 2006.

Fiestas Rancaguino

Throughout the month of October also performed the "Fiestas Rancaguino", which celebrates the anniversary of the city.During these weeks are performed various artistic, cultural and recreational activities, culminating with a live show with guest artists and launching fireworks.

Heroes Square

Despite not being a tourist town, has several attractive Rancagua, delegates mostly for being the historic city of Chilean independence.The Plaza de Armas called Heroes Square was the scene where Bernardo O'Higgins and his men held the place in the Battle of Rancagua.The square is remarkable because its streets are going through the center giving way to a cross, so that it shares with the square of Vallenar Combarbala and is surrounded by important buildings like the Cathedral, the city government of O'Higgins, the Government Cachapoal, among others.One block north is located the Church of Mercy, whose construction dates from the eighteenth century and is known for its important historical role in the Battle of Rancagua, a place where the founding father Bernardo O'Higgins, watched from the tower waiting in vain for the help of José Miguel Carrera.Beside the church is the rectory.

Cathedral of Rancagua

is the main temple Catholic of the Diocese of Rancagua, located in the city of Rancagua, Chile.It is located in the historic heart of the city, facing the Plaza de Los Heroes, where he fought the Battle of Rancagua.It was erected by the Bishop of Santiago de Chile, Fray Diego de Medellin, in 1550, dismembering of the parish the Shrine of Santiago.The first parish priest of which information is Hernando de Jesus ( 1578 - 1581 ).The first temple (44 yards long by 8 ½ wide and six third high, three doors, the main square, overlooking the two towers), was deteriorating over time and was in poor condition, following the Battle Rancagua the January and October 2 of 1814.

Regional Museum of Rancagua

is the principal museum of the VI Region of Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, located in two old houses colonial in the Tour of the State of the city of Rancagua, Chile: the House and the House Ochavo Corner Pillar.Both houses were declared a National Monument in 1980.The Museum's collection is organized in different environments forming a house of the nineteenth century, which is a desk, a lounge, a dining room and a living religious imagery at the time of Independence, with objects and documents the Founding Fathers.It is unknown the exact date of its construction and its first domain data of 1797, the year when a neighbor named Rodriguez Rancagua sold to Don Francisco Baeza.Since 1970 to date this building shelters the Museo Regional de Rancagua whose conservation status is good.During the decade of 1990, they built the second courtyard of the house following its original form designed by architects Rodrigo Fernando Gutierrez Opazo.

Church of St. Francis

is a religious temple of worship Roman Catholic under the patronage of St. Francis of Assisi in the city of Rancagua in Chile, located in the State Paseo corner Mill Avenue.The Franciscans arrived in Rancagua in 1743, the year of the founding of the city.The governor Jose Antonio Manso de Velasco ordered to surrender eight lots to the religious Franciscan (delimited by the present streets State, Millan, Almarza and Ibieta) and help them to build a temple.The presence of the faithful Rancaguino in San Francisco de Asis was increased when was it demolished in 1860, the old parish church of the Heroes Square.This suggested the need to build a new temple.In addition the Franciscans kept a school at that time was one of the most important city.

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