Bernardo O´Higgins and the British legacy in Chile
January 15th 2015 Ever since we arrived in South America, from Ecuador to Chile, we have been constantly aware of the fame of Bernardo O’Higgins. This son of an Irish father (who happened to be the Governor of Chile) and a Chilean mother, was born in Chile on 20th August 1778. He was sent to England for his education, returned to Chile to become a sailor and ended up an Admiral and then, upon independenc
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