Bernardo O'Higgins | |
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 Portrait by José Gil de Castro | |
| Supreme Director of Chile | |
| In office 17 February 1817 – 27 January 1823 | |
| Preceded by | José Miguel Carrera |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Freire |
| Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army | |
| In office 27 April 1819 – 27 January 1823 | |
| Preceded by | José de San Martín |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Freire |
| In office 27 November 1813 – 2 September 1814 | |
| Preceded by | José Miguel Carrera |
| Succeeded by | José Miguel Carrera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1778 Chillán, Kingdom of Chile |
| Died | 24 October 1842 (aged 64) Lima, Peru |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Royal College of San Carlos |
| Occupation | Head of State, Military |
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| Military service | |
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Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (Spanish pronunciation: [beɾˈnaɾðo oˈ(x)iɣins] ; 20 August 1778 – 24 October 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque-Spanish and Irish ancestry.[1] Although he 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.
He was Captain General of the Chilean Army, Brigadier of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, General Officer of Gran Colombia and Grand Marshal of Peru.
- ^ Julia Ortiz Griffin and William D. Griffin, Spain and Portugal: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present, p. 288 [ISBN missing]