"The native pukara and the Christian fortress of Santa Cruz de Chile, the scene of battles between Spanish Christians and the native infidels of Chile", painting of 1615 by the Inca painter Guamán Poma. Royal Library, Denmark.[1]
The city was near the confluence of the Bio-Bio and Laja Rivers on the right bank of the upper reach of the Rele River in Catiray, ten kilometers south of the Bio Bio. The site was in an elevated location but with a shortage of water. Gold mines were located across the Rele on a stream called Millapoa. It had a population that supported three churches but it did not flourish. It was abandoned soon after the Disaster of Curalaba and was destroyed by Pelantaro in February 1599. Governor Alonso de Ribera attempted to rebuild it in a better site in 1601 closer to the Bio Bio and the forts of San Rosendo, Chivicura and Jesus de Huenuraquí. However it was soon abandoned and a new town of Monterrey de la Frontera was founded by Ribera to the east at the mouth of the Rele in 1605.
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^Guamán Poma (1615). Nueva corónica y buen gobierno. p. 1077. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
Atlas de Historia de Chile, Editorial Universitaria, ISBN956-11-1776-2 pg. 48.
Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, SEGUNDA EDICIÓN CORREGIDA Y AUMENTADA, NUEVA YORK, D. APPLETON Y COMPAÑÍA. 1899. Pg. 190 Coya
santa, cruz, coya, city, established, governor, chile, martín, garcía, oñez, loyola, site, fort, santa, cruz, oñez, 1595, named, wife, beatriz, clara, coya, member, royal, incan, house, mapuche, called, city, millacoya, meaning, gold, princess, from, mapudungu. Santa Cruz de Coya was a city established by the governor of Chile Martin Garcia Onez de Loyola on the site of the fort of Santa Cruz de Onez in 1595 It was named for his wife Beatriz Clara Coya a member of the royal Incan house The Mapuche called the city Millacoya meaning gold princess from the mapudungun milla gold and the quechua coya princess The native pukara and the Christian fortress of Santa Cruz de Chile the scene of battles between Spanish Christians and the native infidels of Chile painting of 1615 by the Inca painter Guaman Poma Royal Library Denmark 1 The city was near the confluence of the Bio Bio and Laja Rivers on the right bank of the upper reach of the Rele River in Catiray ten kilometers south of the Bio Bio The site was in an elevated location but with a shortage of water Gold mines were located across the Rele on a stream called Millapoa It had a population that supported three churches but it did not flourish It was abandoned soon after the Disaster of Curalaba and was destroyed by Pelantaro in February 1599 Governor Alonso de Ribera attempted to rebuild it in a better site in 1601 closer to the Bio Bio and the forts of San Rosendo Chivicura and Jesus de Huenuraqui However it was soon abandoned and a new town of Monterrey de la Frontera was founded by Ribera to the east at the mouth of the Rele in 1605 References edit Guaman Poma 1615 Nueva coronica y buen gobierno p 1077 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help Atlas de Historia de Chile Editorial Universitaria ISBN 956 11 1776 2 pg 48 Francisco Solano Asta Buruaga y Cienfuegos Diccionario geografico de la Republica de Chile SEGUNDA EDICIoN CORREGIDA Y AUMENTADA NUEVA YORK D APPLETON Y COMPANIA 1899 Pg 190 Coya 37 17 10 S 72 50 04 W 37 28611 S 72 83444 W 37 28611 72 83444 nbsp This Biobio Region location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Cruz de Coya amp oldid 1180567034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
