Santa Fe de la Ribera was a fort constructed in 1602, by
Alonso de Ribera
Alonso de Ribera y Zambrano (; 1560 – March 9, 1617) was a Spanish soldier and twice Spanish royal governor of Chile (1601–1605 and 1612–1617).
Early life
Born in Úbeda, he was the illegitimate son of Hidalgo and Captain Jorge de Ribera Za ...
at the confluence of the
Biobio River and
Vergara River
Vergara River is a river located in the Intermediate Depression of Chile. The river rises at the junction of the Malleco and Rehue rivers, close to the city of Angol. , near the island of Diego Diaz. Its first garrison was two companies of soldiers, under the captains Francisco de Puebla and
Alonso González de Nájera, who was in command of the place.
Crescente Errázuriz, Seis años de la historia de Chile, Impr. Nacional, Santiago, 1881, pg. 153-154
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See also
* La Frontera (geographical region)
La Frontera is a name used in Chile to refer to the region around the Bío Bío River, or to the whole area between there and the Toltén River. The use of this latter definition is largely coterminous with the historical usage of Araucanía. T ...
of Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
References
Sources
* Crescente Errázuriz
Seis años de la historia de Chile: 23 de diciembre de 1598 - 9 de abril de 1605: memoria histórica, Impr. Nacional, Santiago, 1881.
Colonial fortifications in Chile
Populated places established in 1602
Geography of Biobío Region
1602 establishments in the Spanish Empire
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