In 1890, the Chilean government granted Salesian missionaries from Italy a 20-year concession to Dawson Island to educate, care for, and try to assimilate indigenous peoples into European-Chilean culture.
En 1890, o goberno chileno concedeu a illa a misioneiros Salesianos de Italia dándolles a illa en concesión por 20 anos para educar, coidar, e tratar de asimilar aos pobos indíxenas na cultura europeo-chilena.