List of National Monuments of Chile by region

The National Monuments of Chile (Spanish: Monumentos Nacionales de Chile) are structures, items and places which are recognized by the National Monuments Council (Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales) for representing the country's cultural heritage. They are all protected by law.

As of June 2012, 1,269 structures, items and places have been recognized as National Monuments of Chile.

Tabular listing

Region Number of
monuments[1] 		Earliest
declared[2] 		Latest
declared[2] 		Example
Arica y Parinacota 28 13 July 1967 6 April 2009 Aduana de Arica
Tarapacá 73 6 July 1951 27 January 2009 Salar de Huasco
Antofagasta 81 6 July 1951 13 March 2009 Iglesia de San Francisco de Chiu Chiu
Atacama 35 27 May 1952 28 August 2008 Locomotora Copiapó
Coquimbo 52 28 November 1961 23 March 2011 Catedral de La Serena
Valparaíso 161[note 1] 25 January 1929 4 November 2011 Ex-Intendencia de Valparaíso
Metropolitana
de Santiago 		404[note 1] 6 July 1951 19 March 2012 Palacio de La Moneda
Libertador General
Bernardo O'Higgins 		67[note 2] 11 November 1954 27 January 2009 Centro Cultural Agustín Ross Edwards
Maule 54[note 2] 26 July 1971 5 February 2010 Plaza de Armas de Curicó
Bío Bío 59 24 March 1926 23 April 2012 Fuerte Tucapel (re-construction)
La Araucanía 96 4 August 1986 3 August 2011 Viaducto de Malleco
Los Ríos 33 23 March 1926 25 November 2010 Canyons at Fuerte Niebla (Castillo de Niebla)
Los Lagos 64 24 March 1926 17 December 2010 Zona Típica de Puerto Varas
Aysén del General
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo 		17 22 June 1994 6 August 2011 Zona Típica de Caleta Tortel
Magallanes y la
Antártica Chilena 		45 2 January 1968 1 June 2011 Cueva del Milodón
Total 1,269 23 March 1926 23 April 2012

Notes

  1. ^ a b Includes the Colección Pictórica de la Presidencia de la República (Picture Collection of the Chilean Presidency), shared between the Valparaíso and Metropolitana de Santiago regions.
  2. ^ a b Includes Predio Alto Huemul, shared between the O'Higgins and Maule regions.

References

  1. ^ "Estadística MN (Junio 2012)" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Monuments Council. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Nómina de Monumentos Nacionales (total nacional)" (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Monuments Council. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.