Intendancy of Chiloé
The Intendancy of Chiloé (Intendencia de Chiloé), was an ephemeral administrative division of the Spanish Empire that existed in Chiloé Archipelago between 1784 and 1789.
Intendency of Chiloe Intendencia de Chiloé | |||||||||
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| 1784–1789 | |||||||||
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| Status | Spanish colony | ||||||||
| Capital | San Carlos de Chiloé | ||||||||
| Common languages | Official: Spanish (de facto); common: Mapudungun. | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1784–1788 | Charles III | ||||||||
• 1789 | Charles IV | ||||||||
| Governor Intendant[1] | |||||||||
• 1784–1789 | Francisco Hurtado del Pino | ||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish Empire | ||||||||
• Established | 1784 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1789 | ||||||||
| Currency | Peso | ||||||||
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ReferencesEdit
BibliographyEdit
- Hanisch, Walter (1982). La Isla de Chiloe, Capitana de Rutas Australes (in Spanish). Academia Superior de Ciencias Pedagógicas de Santiago. pp. 11–12.