Talk:Valparaiso (disambiguation)

Named After Spanish towns
Considering I'm citizen of the first Valparaíso, one the most Pacific ports of the 19th century (mentioned many times by Jules Verne) i'm in the obligation to ask whether the US Valparaiso are named after the Spanish towns (where presumably Juan de Saavedra - Valparaíso's bay discoveror was born) or after the Chilean seaport (obligated stop to any ship that wanted to cross the Southern passages).

Baloo rch 15:56, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

Chris Light (talk) 22:26, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Valparaiso, Indiana is named for the Battle of Valparaiso, which occurred off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile on March 28, 1814. Here, Capt. David Porter was defeated by a British ship of war, thus ending his cruise around South America destroying the British Whaling fleet.  This very successful cruise had begun in July of 1812.  Valparaiso is the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, named for Capt. David Porter.