He became the second Supreme Director of his country in 1817, but his reforms antagonized conservatives and in 1823 he was deposed and exiled to Peru.
At the age of seventeen, his father, Don Ambrosio, sent him to school in London, where he was exposed to liberal ideas and joined Francisco de Miranda, who developed plans to liberate the Spanish colonies. In 1814 he replaced José Miguel Carrera as revolutionary leader in his home country, and after his defeat at Rancagua, served under José de San Martín at the Battle of Chacabuco. He became the second Supreme Director of his country in 1817, but his reforms antagonized conservatives and in 1823 he was deposed and exiled to Peru. For ten points, name this Liberator of Chile and first head of an independent Chilean republic.
At the age of seventeen, his father, Don Ambrosio, sent him to school in London, where he was exposed to liberal ideas and joined Francisco de Miranda, who developed plans to liberate the Spanish colonies.
Bernardo {O’Higgins} Riquelme