Santiago de Nueva Extremadura

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Santiago de Nueva Extremadura was the original colonial name of Santiago, the capital city of Chile, established by the Spanish in the 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial foundation
former name
historical city
associatedWithOrder Spanish conquistadors
capitalOf Captaincy General of Chile
Chile
surface form: Kingdom of Chile
climate Mediterranean climate
colonialLanguage Spanish
colonialPower Crown of Castile
coordinateApprox 33.45°S 70.66°W
country Spanish Empire
currentStatus integrated into modern city of Santiago
demographyOriginal Spanish settlers and indigenous population
elevation approximately 520 metres
establishedUnderMonarch Charles I of Spain
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
foundedBy Pedro de Valdivia
founder Pedro de Valdivia
function administrative center of Chile
ecclesiastical center of Chile
gridPlan yes
hasCentralSquare Plaza Mayor
surface form: Plaza Mayor (Plaza de Armas)
hasFortifications early defensive works against indigenous attacks
hasPart Plaza de Armas de Santiago
historicalRegion Extremadura
surface form: Nueva Extremadura
inception 1541
inceptionDay 1541-02-12
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
legalStatus municipio under Spanish colonial law
locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile
Central Valley of Chile
Chile
Chile
surface form: Kingdom of Chile

Santiago basin
surface form: Santiago Basin

South America
locatedOn Mapocho River
namedAfter Saint James
surface form: Santiago (Saint James the Greater)
originalColonialNameOf Santiago
Santiago
surface form: Santiago de Chile
partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
presentDayName Santiago
Santiago
surface form: Santiago de Chile
religionOfficial Roman Catholicism
significantEvent Mapuche attacks in 1541
terrain valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coastal Range
timePeriod 16th century
Spanish colonial era
urbanCenterOf Nueva Extremadura province
urbanType planned colonial city

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Pedro de Valdivia founded Santiago de Nueva Extremadura