When he returned three years later with San Martin to rout the Spanish general Rafael Maroto at Chacabuco it insured his acceptance in Santiago and eventual election as head of state.
Though he was the illegitimate son of the Viceroy of a neighboring nation, he joined a secret Masonic lodge established by Francisco Miranda in order to foster revolution, but after being appointed governor of Concepcion his forces lost at Rancagua in 1814. When he returned three years later with San Martin to rout the Spanish general Rafael Maroto at Chacabuco it insured his acceptance in Santiago and eventual election as head of state. FTP identify this Chilean revolutionary  with an Irish last name.
Though he was the illegitimate son of the Viceroy of a neighboring nation, he joined a secret Masonic lodge established by Francisco Miranda in order to foster revolution, but after being appointed governor of Concepcion his forces lost at Rancagua in 1814.
Bernardo O'Higgins