Etymology
Due to the cause of the war, it is also known as the Saltpeter War (Guerra del Salitre), Guano War (Guerra del Guano), and the Guano and Saltpeter War (Guerra del Guano y el Salitre). Other names include The Cents War, in reference to the controversial ten-cent tax imposed by the Chilean-run council of Antofagasta and supported by the Bolivian Congress, and the Second War of the Pacific (as the Chincha Islands War is sometimes known as the First War of the Pacific).
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