Michael Palin travels to Santiago, Chile in South America - BBC

Michael Palin investigates a fairly surprising common surname in Chile, South America. Free BBC video clip from Michael Palin Full Circle.
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[@bloodypizza86]

I remember visiting the General Cemetery in Santiago a few years ago: I walked and walked and still couldn't visit the whole place. Maybe 2 or 3 times would do, that cemetery is enormous.

[@Reprodestruxion]

his official name was Riquelme. Ambrose O' Higgins like many an irish soldier joined the spanish army and imperial service. His illegitimate son went to england to study and joined the Lautauro Lodge along with Francisco Miranda, San Martin and Simon Bolivar. Where he decided to pledge himself to the indepedence from spain as well as joining south america into one country with a strong central govt instead of a federated govt like Carrera wanted.

[@ziggiette]

He should do a documentary all through south america!

[@christoc99]

A very nice video. Very sad about the killing and all that. I m glad that now Chile is a peaceful country. Greetings from Peru!

[@robertosoon]

this video is really old O'higgins bank closed 12 years ago, and the yellows bus don't run anymore since 2002 approximately.

[@bautista1973]

@fideluna I totally back you up on your comment. Some people in Chile just choose to live in ignorance and justification to what happened, but the rest of the wolrld at least knows what the truth is.

[@Scoponi89]

in which year was filmed that documentary? is oldest.
The bus rate and the yellow buses.
End of the 90's maybe?

[@Eric-ys8do]

1997

[@zanders]

That singer looks a little like Juliette Lewis.

[@betax2007]

jajajajaja yo soy chileno el video ya e smuy viejo jajajaja la ciudad esta cambiada y en el segundo 0:33 se ve una micro amarilla 382 jajaj y dice villa francia de ahi soy yo xDD

[@zanders]

whoops wrong one. disregard

[@gonzalo060375]

LOL, this vid is about 10 years old.
I don't blame the brits for talking more about the Human Rights stuff that our sports, ecomomy or food: for 15 years, most of the chilean exiles in Europe were of left-wing.
2:02: "Miracles have been known to take place"...and the guy coming off the grave, LOL