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[[File:Gran Torre Santiago (39693576311).jpg|thumbnail|Gran Torre Santiago, in the financial district of the city.]] | [[File:Gran Torre Santiago (39693576311).jpg|thumbnail|Gran Torre Santiago, in the financial district of the city.]] | ||
| − | '''Santiago''' is the capital city of [[Chile]]. | + | '''Santiago de Chile''' is the capital city of [[Chile]]. |
The population of Santiago is estimated at 6.16 million. | The population of Santiago is estimated at 6.16 million. | ||
| + | Santiago counts with the second biggest [[subway]] system of [[Latin America]].<ref>https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/noticias/2019/01/16/metro-santiago-mas-grande-sudamerica.html</ref> | ||
| + | The Presidential Palace of [[La Moneda]] is located in the city, however the Congress is in [[Valparaíso]]. | ||
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| + | Santiago was founded in 1541 with the name ''Santiago del Nuevo Extremo'' by the [[Spanish]] [[explorer]] [[Pedro de Valdivia]]. | ||
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| + | Today Santiago is the biggest and more important city of the Nation, is the political and economic center of the country and one of the most importants of Latin America. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Chilean Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:Chilean Cities and Towns]] | ||
[[Category:Capital Cities]] | [[Category:Capital Cities]] | ||
Revision as of 23:44, June 30, 2019
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Santiago de Chile is the capital city of Chile. The population of Santiago is estimated at 6.16 million. Santiago counts with the second biggest subway system of Latin America.[1]
The Presidential Palace of La Moneda is located in the city, however the Congress is in Valparaíso.
Santiago was founded in 1541 with the name Santiago del Nuevo Extremo by the Spanish explorer Pedro de Valdivia.
Today Santiago is the biggest and more important city of the Nation, is the political and economic center of the country and one of the most importants of Latin America.