▁services ▁closer ▁to ▁all ▁inhabitants ▁from ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁exact ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁Que il én ▁is ▁unknown . ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 3 ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁Arab ▁community ▁with ▁a ▁chap el ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁was ▁built . ▁Jes uit ▁mission aries ▁and ▁Spanish ▁sett lers , ▁granted ▁en com i end as ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁gradually ▁occupied ▁Que il én . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁the ▁Spanish ▁caval ry ▁captain ▁Antonio ▁C ip ri ano , ▁expl ored ▁the ▁coast line ▁and ▁drew ▁up ▁maps , ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁population ▁for ▁military ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁expected ▁Chile an ▁land ings . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁accomplish ments , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁captain ▁Gr ille . ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁the ▁community ▁never ▁accepted ▁the ▁name ▁" P uerto ▁Gr ille " ▁and ▁simply ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁Que il én . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁Que il én ▁was ▁a ▁little ▁Ch il ote ▁port ▁with ▁a ▁church . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁it ▁compr ised ▁a ▁few ▁houses , ▁chap el , ▁post ▁office , ▁custom s , ▁te legraph , ▁civil ▁registry ▁and ▁state ▁schools . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁a ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁ 1 5 ▁houses , ▁this , ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁isol ation ▁of ▁the ▁community ,