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Santiago

capital city of Chile

8 dated entries naming Santiago, drawn from 7 separate years between 1541 CE and 2011 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1541February 12 – Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago del Nuevo Extremo, which will become the capital of Chile.source
  • 1575The seat of the Audiencia Real in Chile moves from Concepción to Santiago.source

19th century

  • 1863December 8 – The Church of the Company Fire in Santiago, Chile, kills between 2,000 and 3,000 people.source

20th century

  • 1925April 19 – Colo-colo, a well-known football club of Chile, is founded in Macul, suburb of Santiago.source
  • 1925November 24 – The silent film El Húsar de la Muerte is released in Santiago, Chile.source
  • 1976July 30 – In Santiago, Chile, Cruzeiro from Brazil beats River Plate from Argentina and are the Copa Libertadores de América champions in Association football.source
  • 1985March 3 – The 8.0 Mw Algarrobo earthquake hits Santiago and Valparaíso, Chile, leaving 177 dead, 2,575 injured, 142,489 houses destroyed, and approximately a million people homeless.source

21st century

  • 2011September 2 – 2011 Chilean Air Force C-212 crash. A CASA C-212 Aviocar military transport of the Chilean Air Force on a flight from Santiago to Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, crashed into the sea while manoeuvring to land. All 21 passengers and crew on board were killed.source

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