Historia de Concepción, Historical mural in Civic District, Concepción, Chile

Historia de Concepción, also called Latido y rutas de Concepción by its author, is a fresco painted by Gregorio de la Fuente between 1943 and 1946. It measures 62 metres long by 4.5 metres high and covers three of the four walls of the rectangular Salón Mural, the lobby of the Biobío Regional Government offices in the Barrio Cívico, on the site of the former Concepción Central Station. It is read chronologically from left to right.

The fresco was painted by Chilean artist Gregorio de la Fuente between 1943 and 1946 after he won a competition to design the new Central Station building. The mural became part of that architectural project for the city's important transportation hub.

The mural shows how the city evolved through indigenous Mapuche life, European arrival, farming practices, and industrial growth. These visual layers let visitors see the different periods that shaped Concepción without needing to read explanations.

The monument is located at Avenida Arturo Prat 525 in the Regional Government building, which was originally a railway station and remains easily accessible to the public. You can view the fresco during regular daytime hours when the building is open.

The central panel features a female figure holding the city's coat of arms, surrounded by farmers, steam locomotives, and the goddess Ceres. This central composition symbolically brings together the different elements that define Concepción's identity.