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
Talca Province Talca Province Talca Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Talca. As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province comprises ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute ("INE"), the province spans an area of and had a population of 352,966 inhabitants (174,734 men and 178,232 women), giving it a population density of .