Guaraculén

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official_name = Guaraculén
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subdivision_type = Region
subdivision_type = Region
subdivision_name = Maule
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Linares
subdivision_type2 = Municipalidad
subdivision_name2 = Villa Alegre
subdivision_type3 = Comuna
subdivision_name3 = Villa Alegre
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government_type = Municipalidad
leader_title = Alcade
leader_name = Arturo Palma Vilches
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timezone = Chilean Standard
utc_offset = -4 hours
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Guaraculén was a large hacienda and hamlet, located near Villa Alegre, in the current province of Linares, in the Maule Region of Chile. Guaraculén was the birthplace of the famed Jesuit Priest, naturalist and cronist Juan Ignacio Molina (Abate Molina), who was forced to leave Chile in 1768 when the Jesuits were expelled, and settled in Bologna, Italy where he became professor of natural sciences.