Bernardo ohiggins biography

Chilean independence leader (–)

Not to be confused with Bernard O'Higgins.

In this Chilean name, the first or paternal surname is O'Higgins and the second or maternal family name is Riquelme.

Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (Spanish pronunciation:[beɾˈnaɾðooˈ(x)iɣins]^ⓘ; 20 August – 24 October ) 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 (–), 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.

Early life

Bernardo O'Higgins, a member of the O'Higgins family, was born in the Chilean city of Chillán in ,