Bernardo O'Higgins
1778 – 1842 Chilean general, revolutionary, statesman
Independence leader and first head of state of Chile.
- Religion
- Catholic
- Affiliations
- Spanish American independence movement, Lautaro Lodge
Bernardo O'Higgins was a leader of Chile's independence struggle and served as its supreme director after victory. He worked closely with San Martin in the campaigns that secured Chilean freedom. His reforms angered elites, and he was forced from power and lived out his life in exile in Peru.
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- 1812 Masonic lodges and Latin American independence mentioned
- 1818 Independence of Chile mentioned