Bernardo O'Higgins is know as the Founding Father of Chile. At seventeen years old, Bernardo was sent to London to complete his studies. There, studying history and the arts, Bernardo became acquainted with American ideas of independence and developed a sense of nationalist pride, coming to admire liberalism in the Georgian British model. An idealist and believer in independence, O'Higgins joined a Masonic Lodge established by Miranda, and dedicated himself to achieving the independence of Latin America. Later In 1810, He joined the revolt against the now French-dominated Spanish government.
Posted by Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 09:11:24 PM UTC
Viceroy of Peru and 2nd Supreme Director of Chile
August 20, 1778 - October 24, 1842
Bernardo O'Higgins is know as the Founding Father of Chile. At seventeen years old, Bernardo was sent to London to complete his studies. There, studying history and the arts, Bernardo became acquainted with American ideas of independence and developed a sense of nationalist pride, coming to admire liberalism in the Georgian British model. An idealist and believer in independence, O'Higgins joined a Masonic Lodge established by Miranda, and dedicated himself to achieving the independence of Latin America. Later In 1810, He joined the revolt against the now French-dominated Spanish government.
Posted by Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (guest) on Mon 01 Mar 2010 09:11:24 PM UTC