Question

Question

Why do people in the Spanish-speaking world often call Chile’s capital city Santiago de Chile?
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Responses

Santiago has coasts on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Santiago has coasts on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The National University of San Marcos is in Santiago.
The National University of San Marcos is in Santiago.

A city in Spain also has Santiago in its name.
A city in Spain also has Santiago in its name.

Answer 1

The reason people in the Spanish-speaking world often refer to Chile’s capital city as Santiago de Chile is that there is indeed a significant city named Santiago in Spain—specifically, Santiago de Compostela. To differentiate between the two cities, especially in conversations or written references, it is common to specify “de Chile” for clarity.

So the correct response is:

A city in Spain also has Santiago in its name.