["< sod > the expansion and economic development of the city were limited in the early 19th century. to jump - start economic development, the chilean government initiated a highly focused immigration program under [ [ bernhard eunom philippi ] ] and later [ [ vicente perez rosales ] ] as government agents. through this program, thousands of [ [ germans ] ] settled in the area, incorporating then - modern technology and know - how to develop agriculture and industry. while immigrants that arrived to the [ [ llanquihue ] ] area where often poor farmers, valdivia received more educated immigrants, including political exiles and merchants. some of the immigrants that arrived in valdivia established workshops and built new industries. one of the most famous immigrants was [ [ carlos anwandter ] ], an exile from [ [ luckenwalde ] ] who arrived to valdivia in 1850 and in 1858 founded chile's first german school. other germans left the city and became settlers, drawn by the promise of free land. they were often given forested land, which they cleared to turn into farms. < ref > otero, luis, la huella del fuego : historia de los bosques y cambios en el paisaje del sur de chile ( valdivia, editorial pehuen ) < / ref > native [ [ mapuche ] ] and [ [ huilliche ] ] either sold their land or were pushed into [ [ reservation ( chile ) | reservation ] ] s. the osorno department of valdivia province was moved to [ [ llanquihue province ] ] ( created in 1853 ) as consequence of german immigration to the llaquihue area. < eod > < sod > the expansion and economic development of the city were limited in the early 19th century. to jump - start economic development, the chilean government initiated a highly focused immigration program under [ [ bernhard eunom philippi ] ] and later [ [ vicente perez rosales ] ] as government agents. through this program, thousands of [ [ germans ] ] settled in the area, incorporating then - modern technology and know - how to develop agriculture and industry. while immigrants that arrived to the [ [ llanquihue province | llanquihue ] ] area where often poor farmers, valdivia received more educated immigrants, including political exiles and merchants. some of the immigrants that arrived in valdivia established workshops and built up new industries. one of the most famous immigrants was [ [ carlos anwandter ] ], an exile from [ [ luckenwalde ] ] who arrived to valdivia in 1850 and in 1858 founded chile's first german school. other germans left the city and became settlers, drawn by the promise of free land. they were often given forested land, which they cleared to turn into farms. < ref > otero, luis, la huella del fuego : historia de los bosques y cambios en el paisaje del sur de chile ( valdivia, editorial pehuen ) < / ref > native [ [ mapuche ] ] and [ [ huilliche ] ] either sold their land or were pushed into [ [ reservation ( chile ) | reservation ] ] s. the osorno department of valdivia province was moved to [ [ llanquihue province ] ] ( created in 1853 ) as consequence of german immigration to the llaquihue area. < eod >"]