New Fatherland
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New Fatherland was a period in the history of Chile that began with the victory of Ejército de los Andes in the Battle of Chacabuco on 12 February 1817 and ended with the resignation of Bernardo O'Hig
Abdication of Bernardo O'Higgins.
Bernardo O'Higgins
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Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean military officer, statesman and a major leader of Chile's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire. He was the second Supreme Director of
Portrait by José Gil de Castro
Ambrosio O'Higgins, Bernardo's father, whom he never met
José Miguel Carrera, with whom O'Higgins had an ongoing feud
O'Higgins' Charge at the Battle of Rancagua