Santiago: History, Former Names & Timeline

City founded by Pedro de Valdivia in Chile's Central Valley, the capital of Chile.

Map showing Santiago in 1815 — Border map for 1815. See the world in 1815.

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Former names of Santiago

From	Name	Note
1541	Santiago de Chile

Timeline of Santiago

Year	Event
1541	Valdivia founds the city
1810	The First Government Junta is formed on 18 September
1818	Chile declares independence
1973	A military coup overthrows the Allende government

Who ruled Santiago

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

Period	State
500 BC–1491	Andean hunter-gatherers
1492–1499	Wallmapu (Mapuche)
1500–1599	Inca Empire
1600–1649	Unclaimed / no data
1650–1879	Viceroyalty of Peru
1880–today	Chile

Famous people of Santiago

Lived	Person
1778 – 1850	José de San Martín	Leader of South American independence