Moreno Morro, an old colonial map and the northern border of the Kingdom of Chile

Authors

  • Eduardo Téllez Lúgaro Académico e investigador del Centro de Estudios Históricos de la Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins
  • Osvaldo Silva Galdames Profesor Titular e investigador de la Universidad de Chile

Abstract

This document analyzes the southern boundary of the governorate of the Peru according to a map of 1610 that shows that Morro Moreno, located on the peninsula of Mejillones, as initial point of the Governor of Chile.

Keywords:

Chile, colonial borders, Mejillones