Santiago (/ ˌsæntiˈɑːɡoʊ /, US also / ˌsɑːn -/; [ 3 ]Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo]), also known as Santiago de Chile (Spanish: [san̪ˈtja.ɣo ðe ˈtʃi.le] ⓘ), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.

Jan 15, 2025 · Santiago, capital of Chile. It lies on the canalized Mapocho River, with views of high Andean peaks to the east. The city was founded as Santiago del Nuevo Extremo (“Santiago of the New Frontier”) in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia.

[nb 2] The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failed to conquer the autonomous tribal Mapuche people who inhabited what is now south-central Chile.

Santiago (also known as Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile and the largest city in the country. It has a population of around 7 million people, about 40 percent of the population of Chile. [3] In Chile, people call the city Gran Santiago (Greater Santiago) or Santiago.

Jul 9, 2018 · Founded in 1541, Santiago is the largest and capital city in Chile. The city is the political and administrative center of Chile. The executive and judicial of Chile have offices in Santiago. It houses numerous regional headquarters of multinational corporations.

Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile, is the federal capital of Chile, and the center of its largest metropolitan area, known as "Greater Santiago." It is situated at an elevation of 1,700 feet (520 m) in the country's central valley.

Santiago is the capital of Chile. Located in the country’s central valley, Santiago is Chile’s cultural, political, and financial center and home to the regional headquarters of many multinational corporations.

Santiago is the capital of Chile and its largest city. Due to Chile’s economic growth during the past decades Santiago has become one of Latin America’s most modern cities. Its urban area or Greater Santiago, which includes the Commune of Santiago, has a population of over 5 million people who are called Santiaguinos .

Santiago, también conocida como Santiago de Chile, es la capital y ciudad principal de Chile y de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, de la que además es el centro geográfico y cuya población se concentra en su gran mayoría en la ciudad.Situada a orillas del río Mapocho, Santiago fue fundada por el español Pedro de Valdivia, bajo el nombre de Santiago de la Nueva …

Santiago , City (pop., 2002 prelim.: 4,630,000), capital of Chile. It is located in central Chile, on the Mapocho River at an elevation of about 1,700 ft (520 m). Founded in 1541 by the Spanish, the city has suffered repeatedly from earthquakes, floods, and civil disorder.