2007-03-20 09:26:10 · 4 answers · asked by Alejandro A Latorre 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The reason behind the name is as follows:
The first European to visit what is now Chile was the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who landed at Chiloé Island following his voyage, in 1520, through the strait that now bears his name. The region was then known to its native population as Tchili, a Native American word meaning "snow."
2007-03-20 10:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by vicky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im chilean and this is what i was taught at school when i was little. when spaniards arrived here they would be annoyed by the particular cry of a bird, which was like chile chile chile,so they called their newly discovered land chile.
2007-03-23 00:33:32 · answer #2 · answered by chokito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name Chile may come from a Peruvian Indian word that means "snow," or from an Inca word that means "land's end." Some people believe it comes from the call of a local bird, "cheele-cheele."
2007-03-20 16:49:41 · answer #3 · answered by mark my words 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe people from chilie like to eat chili.but then again who came up with the name canada i mean was their a guy whos last name was canada who knows
2007-03-20 16:36:44 · answer #4 · answered by swifter25 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋