The church was named National Monument of Chile on 19 July 1983 . In the middle of a reconstruction process after the 2010 Chile earthquake , the church was severely damaged by a fire in September 2010 . It was once again affected by a fire in August 2013 close to its re-inauguration by President Sebastián Piñera
2010 Chile earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
San Francisco Church (Valparaíso)