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Bernardo O'Higgins
'''Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme''' , South American independence leader, was one of the commanders – together with Jose de San Martin – of the military forces that freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile , O'Higgins was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state.
Early life
O'Higgins was born in Chile, As noted in his certificate of baptism, he was the illegitimate son of Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno, a Spanish officer from County Sligo in Ireland, who became governor of Chile ...
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