Union of Utrecht Union of Utrecht The Union of Utrecht () was a treaty signed on 23 January 1579 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain. The Union of Utrecht is regarded as the foundation of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, which was not recognized by the Spanish Empire until the Twelve Years' Truce in 1609. The treaty was signed on 23 January by Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht (but not all of Utrecht) and the province (but not the city) of Groningen. The treaty was a reaction of the Protestant
Talagante Province Talagante Province Talagante Province (, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation. As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises five communes (Spanish: "comunas"), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: The province spans an area of , the smallest in the