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The principal towns are the capital, San Fernando , Santa Cruz and Palmilla . San Fernando is one of the several towns founded in 1742 by the governor-general José De Manso , and had a population of 7,447 in 1895. Rengo is an active commercial town and had a population of 6,463 in 1895.

The state central railway from Santiago to Puerto Montt crosses the province and has two branches within its borders, one from Rengo to Peumo , and one from San Fernando via Palmilla to Pichilemu on the coast.


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