Plaza de Armas de Puerto Montt, Main square in Puerto Montt, Chile

Plaza de Armas de Puerto Montt is a central public square featuring planted gardens, various sculptures, and monuments at the intersection of major commercial streets. The open layout includes green spaces and sits surrounded by civic buildings that define the square's perimeter.

Vicente Pérez Rosales founded this location on February 12, 1853, at Melipulli beach as an entry port to Chile's Lakes region. The creation marked an important moment in developing Puerto Montt as a key transportation hub.

The square is officially named Plaza de Armas Capitán de Fragata Buenaventura Martínez, after the Chilean naval officer who, with Vicente Pérez Rosales, brought the first German settlers to the area in the mid-19th century. A bust of Martínez Díaz stands in the square. Each December it is lit with more than two thousand LED lights and decorated with a Christmas tree and a nativity scene whose life-size figures are carved in wood.

The central location makes it easily accessible by various public transportation routes that converge at this point. Its proximity to shops and restaurants makes it practical as a meeting point when exploring the city.

The square's official name honours Buenaventura Martínez Díaz, a Chilean naval officer who, alongside Vicente Pérez Rosales, helped bring the first German settlers to the area in the mid-19th century. A bust of him stands in the square. Each December the square is lit with more than two thousand LED lights and decorated with a nativity scene of life-size carved wooden figures.