Tag: Chillán

#OTD in 1842 – Death of Chilean independence leader, Bernardo O’Higgins.

24/10/2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Although O’Higgins was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), he is considered one of Chile’s founding fathers, as he was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state. O’Higgins was of Spanish and Irish ancestry. Bernardo O’Higgins, a member of the O’Higgins Family, was born in the Chilean city […]

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#OTD in 1842 – Death of Chilean independence leader, Bernardo O’Higgins, who, together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence.

24/10/2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Although O’Higgins was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), he is considered one of Chile’s founding fathers, as he was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state. O’Higgins was of Spanish and Irish ancestry. Bernardo O’Higgins, a member of the O’Higgins Family, was born in the Chilean city […]

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1842 – Death of Bernardo O’Higgins in Lima, Peru.

24/10/2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Although O’Higgins was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), he is considered one of Chile’s founding fathers, as he was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state. O’Higgins was of Spanish and Irish ancestry. Bernardo O’Higgins, a member of the O’Higgins Family, was born in the Chilean city […]

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