Captaincy General of Chile

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The Captaincy General of Chile was a Spanish colonial administrative territory in South America that governed the region corresponding largely to modern-day Chile until its independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial administrative division
captaincy general
former country
administrativeCenter Santiago de Chile
linked to: Santiago
borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
capital Santiago
colonizer Spain
commonLanguage Spanish
continent South America
currency Spanish real
demographicGroup Spaniards
criollos
indigenous peoples
mestizos
endTime 1818
19th century
establishedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Spanish Crown
linked to: Spanish monarchy
followedBy Chilean Independence
Patria Vieja
governmentForm colonial administration
monarchy
headOfGovernment Captain General of Chile
headOfState King of Spain
legalSystem Castilian law
militaryRole frontier of the Spanish Empire in South America
namedAfter Chile
officeHolder Ambrosio O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins
García Hurtado de Mendoza
Pedro de Valdivia
officialReligion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
partOf Spanish Empire
Viceroyalty of Peru
presentIn Antarctica
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
cattle ranching
mining
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Republic of Chile
linked to: Chile
significantEvent Arauco War
linked to: Mapuche uprisings

Chilean War of Independence
Destruction of the Seven Cities
Mapuche uprisings
startTime 1541
16th century

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First Government Junta of Chile locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile
Viceroyalty of Peru successor Captaincy General of Chile
Pedro de Valdivia placeOfDeath Captaincy General of Chile
Pedro de Valdivia positionHeld Royal Governor of Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Pedro de Valdivia positionHeld Captain General of Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Chilean War of Independence locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile
Bernardo O'Higgins birthPlace Captaincy General of Chile
Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile precededBy Colonial Government of Chile
subject linked to: Primera Junta de Gobierno
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile territory Captaincy General of Chile
subject linked to: Primera Junta de Gobierno
Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile legalPredecessor Royal Governor of Chile
subject linked to: Primera Junta de Gobierno
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano era late colonial Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Juan Martínez de Rozas politicalEntityInvolved Captaincy General of Chile
Manuel de Salas placeOfBirth Captaincy General of Chile
Spanish America includes Captaincy General of Chile
Royal University of San Felipe locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile
Royal University of San Felipe regionServed Captaincy General of Chile
Joaquín Toesca employer Colonial administration of Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Joaquín Toesca regionOfActivity Captaincy General of Chile
Spanish conquest of Chile location Captaincy General of Chile
Reconquista (Chile) location Captaincy General of Chile
subject linked to: Reconquista
Chilean Declaration of Independence involvedTerritory Captaincy General of Chile
Mapuche uprisings opposedPoliticalEntity Captaincy General of Chile
Destruction of the Seven Cities historicalRegion Captaincy General of Chile
Count of La Conquista historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period in Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
María Nicolasa de Valdés y de la Carrera region Captaincy General of Chile
Captain General of Chile appliesToJurisdiction Captaincy General of Chile
Captain General of Chile hasJurisdictionOver Spanish colonial Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Captain General of Chile hasJurisdictionOver Captaincy General of Chile
Santiago de Nueva Extremadura locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile
Santiago de Nueva Extremadura capitalOf Captaincy General of Chile
Mariano Osorio historicalRegion Captaincy General of Chile
Corregidor of Santiago appliesToJurisdiction Captaincy General of Chile
Battle of Yerbas Buenas location Captaincy General of Chile
Fernando Márquez de la Plata historicalRegion Captaincy General of Chile
Toqui opposed Spanish Empire in Chile
linked to: Captaincy General of Chile
Parliament of Quilín jurisdictionAffected Captaincy General of Chile
Arauco War locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile
Arauco War involvesPoliticalEntity Captaincy General of Chile
García Hurtado de Mendoza areaOfInfluence Captaincy General of Chile
Spanish royalist army usedInTerritory Captaincy General of Chile
History of Chile colonialAdministrativeUnit Captaincy General of Chile
Battle of Marihueñu locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile
Alonso de Ribera territoryGoverned Captaincy General of Chile
Battle of Lagunillas location Captaincy General of Chile
Battle of Curalaba countryAtTime Captaincy General of Chile