1837 in Chile

The following lists events that happened during 1837 in Chile.

← 1836 1835 1834 1837 in Chile → 1838 1839 1840
Decades:	1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s
See also:	Other events of 1837 Timeline of Chilean history

Incumbents

President of Chile: José Joaquín Prieto^[1]

Events

June

• 3 June - Chilean Army officer Jose Antonio Vidaurre attempts to overthrow the Prieto government. The coup fails and Vidaurre is later executed.

November

• 17 November - The Treaty of Paucarpata is signed, temporarily ending the War of the Confederation.
• 17 November - The 1837 Valdivia earthquake is felt from Concepción to Chonos Archipelago.

Births

• 18 April - Eleuterio Ramírez (d. 1879)

Deaths

• 4 October - José Antonio Vidaurre (b. 1798)
• 19 July - Agustín Eyzaguirre (b. 1768)