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Conclusions

The commercial development that the Valparaíso region experienced from the nineteenth century to the first

decades of the twentieth century, largely thanks to the rise of British companies, is a precursor to the birth of
the British colony. Without this development, the British community would not have had a greater
interference in the national territory. The British commercial predominance in the port allowed the creation of

a series of institutions linked to this colony, which remained in force during the first decades of the 20th
century, thanks to the large English-speaking population that allowed its maintenance and

development.Within the British colony of the first half of the twentieth century, two types of residents can be
distinguished. Meals are another element that allows the members of a certain colony to bring them closer to
In this way, a great importance can be appreciated within British homes
their culture of origin.
for maintaining certain typical foods of Great Britain. A clear example
of this is the famous English custom of having tea at 5 in the

afternoon.With regard to the sociability of the colony, you can see a
series of institutions that were created with the aim of maintaining

British identity and unity. As discussed above, there were educational,

religious, sports, charitable, social, media, etc. institutions that were
quite active during the first half of the twentieth century.Institutions

had fewer and fewer people, therefore many had to be closed or
downsized during the second half of the 20th century. According to the

majority of those interviewed, as the colony was integrated into
Chilean society, its disintegration took place.Undoubtedly, the British

identity has evolved over time. This is something that can be seen in
the life experiences of the interviewees themselves. Although

everyone is very proud of their British ancestors, today they feel
Chilean. They have stopped feeling British as they did when they were

children.