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Conspiracy of the Tres Antonios
It was a failed conspiracy against the Spanish governors of Chile. It was leaded by Antonio Berney (french), Antonio Gramusset (french), and Jose Antonio Rojas (chilean). They planned to changed Chile into a republic, stablish a Senate, abolish slavery and redistribute the country's land equally among all the people. They were discovered and their conspiracy failed. -
Scorpion Scandal
Several high-classed chilean allied with the royal governor Francisco Antonio García to hijack a cargo from a British ship called Scorpion. With the help of the police, they murdered all sailors and stole the cargo. The events soon were known by everybody and the incrimination of the royal governor destroyed the few authority Spain still had over Chile. -
Primera Junta
There were three kind of people in Spain. Those who were loyal to the crown, those who were loyal but wanted more autonomy and those who wanted independence. The governor in charge, in the middle of the agitation, allowed to create the Primera Junta Ncaional de Gobierno. He was named as president. -
Riot of Figueroa
Tomas de Figueroa, commander of the Spanish army in Chile, representing The Real Audiencia, tried to dissolve the Primera Junta. He was defeated in the parade ground of Santiago by Juan McKenna and his improvised army. De Figueroa was then judged and shot. -
Primer Golpe de Carrera
A coup d'etat that was leadered by Jose Miguel Carrera and his brother. It seek to remove from the congreess the enemies of the nuevo régimen. His movement was succesfull and it would be the first of other 3 coup d'etats. -
Fifth of September Revolution
A group of independence supporters leaded by Juan Martinez de Rozas changed the members of the province in the Congress for patriots. -
Segundo Golpe de Carrera
Jose Miguel Carrera performs a second coup d'etat and gains total controll over Chile. -
Provisional Constitutional Rule
A document written by Carrera with the help of Robert Poinsett and Jaime Zudañez which states that Chile is still loyal to the Spanish crown but they would govern themselves. -
Lircay's Agreement
The viceroy of Peru has sent some troops to fight back the patriot forces of Chile and make the country reunite to Spain. After several battles between Peru's army and O'Higgins' army an agreement is arranged. The army of Peru retreats and Chile makes the compromise to sent delegates to the Junta de Cadiz. -
Battle of Rancagua
Fernando VII restablish absolute monarchy. He sends the general Mariano Osorio to renconquer the land he has lost. To fight the general, o'higgins and Jose Miguel Carrera join to form a single patriotic army. Both armies met at Rancagua. The Spanish forces crushed the patriotic forces. -
Tribunales de Vindicación-Fin of Patria Vieja
Courtroom where all the patriots and suspects were either fined or sent into exile. The punishments were unpopular for the Chilean people. They increment the anti-Spanish feeling in almost all the community. -
Plan for Reconquering Chile
Many patriots who managed to escape arrived to the province of Mendoza in Argentina. O'Higgins joined into The Andes Army with Jose de San Martin (governor of Mendoza) as the commander. San Martin wanted to fight in Peru and for that he had to go through Chile. Both, O'Higgins and San Martin shared interests. -
Patria Nueva
The Patria Nueva was a period of the Chilean history, which starts after the victory of Ejercito de los Andes in the Battle of Chacabuco in 1817, and ends with the abdication of Bernando O´Higgins in 1817. During this period of time, it was attempted to consolidate the process of Independence and seek a political project to organize the state. -
Cruce de los Andes
The Crossing of the Andes was one of the most important events in the Argentine and Chilean wars of independence, in which a combined army of Argentine soldiers and Chilean exiles invaded Chile leading to Chile's liberation from Spanish rule. The crossing of the Andes was a major step in the strategy devised by José de San Martín to defeat the royalist forces at their stronghold of Lima, Viceroyalty of Perú, and secure the Spanish American independence movements. -
Defeat of Bernando O´Higgins
In the Battle of Cancha Rayada, in 1818, was a victory for the Royalists, and it was not until the Battle of Maipú that ultimate victory was assured. San Martín was initially offered the position of power in the newly-free Chile, but he declined, in order to continue the fight for independence in the rest of South America. O'Higgins accepted the position instead, and became the leader of an independent Chile. He was granted dictatorial powers as Supreme Director on 16 February 1817. On 12 Februa -
Hug of Maipú .-
The hug between the two generals Bernardo O'Higgins y José de San Martín and under the eaves of the Virgen del Carmen and that sealed the Independence of Chile. -
Freedom Expedition of Perú
The Expedición Libertadora del Perú (Freedom Expedition of Peru) was organized in 1820 by the government of Chile. The expedition was the continuation of the plan of liberation that General Bernardo O'Higgins and General José de San Martín conceived for the Spanish colonies of South America. -
Abdication of O´Higgins
After being deposed, O'Higgins embarked from the port of Valparaiso in July 1823, never to see Chile again. O'Higgins lived in exile for the rest of his life in Peru accompanied with his family. -
Chiloé
Ramón Freire, a Chilean political figure, incorporates Chiloé, the last area under Spanish control, into Chile. He later resigns, initiating an interregnum known as The Anarchy. -
Pacificación de la Araucaria
The Occupation of Araucanía or Pacification of Araucanía was a series of military campaigns, agreements and penetrations by the Chilean army and settlers into Mapuche territory which led to the incorporation of Araucanía into Chilean national territory.
