The following lists events that happened during 1809 in Chile. 
  Incumbents
 Royal Governor of Chile: Francisco Antonio García Carrasco 
 Events
 1809: The Scorpion Scandal hastened Chilean independence.  
 Births
  Deaths
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| 1809 in South America | 
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| Sovereign states |  ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilColombiaEcuadorGuyanaParaguayPeruSurinameUruguayVenezuela
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|  |  Falkland IslandsFrench GuianaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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| 1809 in Latin America and the Caribbean | 
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| Caribbean |  Antigua and BarbudaArubaBahamasBarbadosCubaCuraçaoDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaHaitiJamaicaPuerto RicoSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint MaartenTrinidad and Tobago
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| Central America |  BelizeCosta RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanama
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| South America |  ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilColombiaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaParaguayPeruSurinameUruguayVenezuela
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| Dependencies not included.Semi-autonomous territories are in italics. |