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On September 25, 1954, before the notary of Talca, César Jiménez Fuenzalida, Gajardo requested to leave record of his claim as owner of the Moon "from before 1857"—legal formula used back then to get ownership of lands without existing title deeds—by registering a deed:
Following Chilean laws, he published three announcements on the Official Diary of Chile—a requirement adopted in Chile to give anyone possessing any right to ownership of the territory the opportunity to appeal—paying CL$42,000 of the time. As the request was endorsed, he proceeded to inscribe the property in the Real Estate Register, Talca.
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, San Antonio Province, Chile, May 3, 1998) was a Chilean lawyer, painter and poet. He is most notable for his 1954 claim of ownership of the Moon
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Biography
Jenaro Gajardo Vera was the sixth of ten brothers, son of medic Delfín Gajardo Merino and N. Vera. Although he worked as a painter and poet, Gajardo studiedSpanish
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at University of Chile
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In 1951 he moved to Talca
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to work as a lawyer. While there he founded the Telescopic Interplanetary Society (In Spanish, ). One of its purposes was to "create a committee to welcome the first extraterrestrial visitors ho arrive on the Earth">Earth.html" ;"title="ho arrive on the Earth">ho arrive on the Earth. Bishop Manuel Larraín Errázuriz was a member of this Society, and thanks to his participation the organization managed to avoid mocking and criticism from local citizens.
He published two essays, "Algunas cosas sencillas" (''Some simple things'') and "Copas de fuego" (''Cups of fire''), and also was the director of ''Grupos'' magazine. However, he is mostly known for his lunar claim.
Registration of the Moon
On September 25, 1954, before the notary of Talca, César Jiménez Fuenzalida, Gajardo requested to leave record of his claim as owner of the Moon "from before 1857"—legal formula used back then to get ownership of lands without existing title deeds—by registering a deed:
Following Chilean laws, he published three announcements on the Official Diary of Chile—a requirement adopted in Chile to give anyone possessing any right to ownership of the territory the opportunity to appeal—paying CL$42,000 of the time. As the request was endorsed, he proceeded to inscribe the property in the Real Estate Register, Talca.
Goals
According to Gajardo, his goals were: * To make a "poetic protest taking the side of the various potential inhabitants of the satellite," because he wanted a world without jealousy, hate, vices or violence. * Acquire the Moon "to join the Social Club of Talca, which had a membership requirement of having a property."References
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