Who ruled Chile before independence?

By the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors began to colonize the region of present-day Chile, and the territory was a colony between 1540 and 1818, when it gained independence from Spain.

What are some historical facts about Chile?

The Independence movement began in 1810, Chile winning its formal independence in 1810. The Spanish were defeated by the Army of the Andes led by Jose de San Martin and Bernardo O’Higgins. In 1826 the last Spanish troops surrendered and Chiloé was incorporated into the Chilean Republic.

Who colonized Chile?

Spain
Chile remained a colony of Spain for close to 300 years until Napoleon Bonaparte’s conquest of Spain weakened the country’s imperial grip on their South American colonies. Under Spanish colonial rule, northern and central Chile were part of the Viceroyalty of Peru.

What ethnicities make up Chile?

Demographics of Chile
Nationality	Chilean
Major ethnic	European 64% and Mestizo 30%
Minor ethnic	Mapuche 10.2%, other indigenous groups 2.6% (2017 census)
Language

What is the race of Chilean?

The Chileans are ethnically a mixture of Europeans and Indians. The first miscegenation occurred during the 16th and 17th centuries between the indigenous tribes, including the Atacameños, Diaguitas, Picunches, Araucanians (Mapuches), Huilliches, Pehuenches, and Cuncos, and the conquistadores from Spain.

Who was before Pinochet?

Augusto Pinochet

Captain General Augusto Pinochet OMCh
In office 17 December 1974 – 11 March 1990
Preceded by	Salvador Allende
Succeeded by	Patricio Aylwin
President of the Government Junta of Chile

What indigenous people lived in Chile?

Indigenous Peoples in Chile The largest one is the Mapuche, followed by the Aymara, the Diaguita, the Lickanantay, and the Quechua peoples. Chile is the only country in Latin America, that does not recognise the Indigenous Peoples in its constitution.

How white are Chileans?

Thus, for instance, UNAM professor of Latin American studies, Francisco Lizcano, in his social research estimates that a predominant 52.7% of the Chilean population can be classified as culturally European, with an estimated 44% as Mestizo. Other social studies put the total amount of Whites at over 60 percent.

What percent of Chileans are black?

Genetics studies fluctuate between 51.6% and 67.9% European; between 32.1% and 44.3% amerindian; and 2.5%—6.3% African ancestry percentages.

Were African slaves brought to Chile?

African slaves were first brought to the Spanish colony that is now Chile in 1536.