Captain General of Chile

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The Captain General of Chile was the highest-ranking colonial official who governed Chile on behalf of the Spanish Crown during the period of the Captaincy General.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
viceregal representative
appliesToJurisdiction Captaincy General of Chile
Chile
surface form: Kingdom of Chile
appointedBy King of Spain
Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
country Chile
endTime early 19th century
governmentBranch executive power in colonial Chile
governs colonial cities of Chile
rural districts of colonial Chile
hasAuthorityOver colonial bureaucracy in Chile
indigenous policy in Chile
local militias in Chile
hasJurisdictionOver Captaincy General of Chile
Captaincy General of Chile
surface form: Spanish colonial Chile
hasResponsibility implementation of royal decrees in Chile
public order in colonial Chile
relations with indigenous peoples in Chile
tax collection in colonial Chile
historicalRegion Southern Cone
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
legalSystem Laws of the Indies
memberOf Spanish colonial administration
militaryBranch Royal Army in Chile
nativeLabel Captain General of Chile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Capitán General de Chile
officeCreatedFor administration of Chilean territory
defense of Chilean frontier
officeHolderRole governor of Chile
military commander in Chile
president of the Real Audiencia of Santiago
partOf Spanish colonial administration
surface form: Captaincy General system of the Spanish Empire

Spanish Empire
positionHeldBy Spanish colonial governor of Chile
relatedTo Real Audiencia of Santiago
Viceroyalty of Peru
replacedBy President of Chile
Supreme Director of Chile
residence Santiago
surface form: Santiago de Chile
seatOfGovernment Santiago
surface form: Santiago de Chile
startTime 16th century
subordinateTo Council of the Indies
King of Spain
Viceroy of Peru
timePeriod colonial period of Chile
usedBy Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown

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Subject: Captain General of Chile
Description of subject: The Captain General of Chile was the highest-ranking colonial official who governed Chile on behalf of the Spanish Crown during the period of the Captaincy General.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Captaincy General of Chile headOfGovernment Captain General of Chile
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano positionHeld Captain General of Chile
this entity surface form: Royal Governor of Chile (acting)
Reconquista positionHeld Captain General of Chile
subject surface form: Mariano Osorio
this entity surface form: Royal Governor of Chile
Reconquista positionHeld Captain General of Chile
subject surface form: Casimiro Marcó del Pont
this entity surface form: Royal Governor of Chile
Captain General of Chile nativeLabel Captain General of Chile self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Capitán General de Chile
Corregidor of Santiago hierarchicalSuperior Captain General of Chile
this entity surface form: Royal Governor of Chile
Ambrosio O'Higgins positionHeld Captain General of Chile
this entity surface form: Royal Governor of Chile
Captain General of Peru relatedTo Captain General of Chile
Alonso de Ribera positionHeld Captain General of Chile