Information About Chile

Found at the southwest end of the southamerican continent, with over 6,400 miles long territory, Chile fits in between two natural bounderies; the Andes mountains and the Pacific ocean.
Of spanish official language, the chilean population exceeds 17 million since 2012. Actually in Santiago, its capital, live more than 6 million people.
Chile is a country with sovereignty in three continents; 290,000 square miles in south america, 480,000 square miles in Antartica, and the Eastern Island (isla de Pascua), the Juan Fernandez archipelago (Robinson Crusoe) and four separate islands: San Félix, San Ambrosio, Salas and Gómez over Oceanía. Flag, Emblem, National Anthem, Official Time.

The first information about the existence of the chilean territory comes from the Hernando de Magallanes naval expedition, who first discovered the strait that carries his name, and then during 1520 sailed north, bordering the territory that actually belongs to the chilean republic. Later, Diego de Almagro, starts the first territory recognition trip, when he reaches the Copiapó valley. From there he continues towards the south till he enters hostile lands that belonged to native inhabitants, who showed their rejection to foreign presence, at the Ñuble river border.
With this new reality, the spanish reign replaced its discovering policy with a conquering movement, that started under the leadership of Pedro de Valdivia, who found Santiago city (1541), present capital of Chile.
Continues: The Conquest.