Captaincy General of Chile

33°27′00″S 70°40′00″W / 33.45°S 70.666667°W / -33.45; -70.666667

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General Captaincy of Chile Kingdom of Chile Capitanía General de Chile Reino de Chile
1541-1810 1814-1818
Ensign used by Spanish troops
Anthem: Marcha Real "Royal March"
Map of the Captaincy General of Chile in 1796 and claimed territories
Status	Kingdoms of Indies of the Hispanic Monarchy
Capital	Santiago
Common languages	Castilian Spanish (official) Indigenous languages (Quechuan languages, Aymara, Mapudungun, Kawésqar, Yaghan)
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1541–1556	Charles I
• 1808–1810	Joseph I
• 1814–1818	Ferdinand VII
Royal Governor
• 1541–1553	Pedro de Valdivia
• 1808-1810	Francisco García Carrasco
• 1815–1818	Casimiro Marcó del Pont
Historical era	Spanish Empire
• Established	1541
• First Government Junta	September 18, 1810
• Spanish Reconquest	October 2, 1814
• Chilean Independence	February 12 1818
Currency	Spanish Real
ISO 3166 code	CL
Preceded by Succeeded by Viceroyalty of Peru Patria Vieja

The General Captaincy of Chile (Capitanía General de Chile [kapitaˈni.a xeneˈɾal de ˈtʃile]), Governorate of Chile, or Kingdom of Chile,^[1] was a territory of the Spanish Empire from 1541 to 1818 that was, initially, part of the Viceroyalty of Peru. It comprised most of modern-day Chile and southern parts of Argentina in the Patagonia region. Its capital was Santiago de Chile. In 1810 it declared itself independent, with the Spanish reconquering the territory in 1814, but in 1818 it gained independence as the Republic of Chile. It had a number of Spanish governors over its long history and several kings.