This list has had a few queries from Chileans with German ancestry. I have learned that Dr. Christel Krause Converse wrote several articles about the history of the Germans of Chile. One of them is in the Encyclopedia of German and The Americas at http://ebooks.abc-clio.com/ I don't know if it is available in hard copy. If there is anyone who is interested in this research, let me know and I will forward my copies of the articles to you. One of them has a bibliography at the end that cites other research by Dr. Converse. There are also a number of hits with a search of the Internet using Christel Converse, some in Spanish. The URL above may have other articles of interest to all list members. Preview membership is free but limits the number of pages available in each book. I do not know what a subscriber pays. Karen