![]() Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823), 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 a wealthy landowner of Basque- Spanish and Irish ancestry. Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme ( Spanish pronunciation: ⓘ 20 August 1778 – 24 October 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence.
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