Bernardo O'Higgins
Not to be confused with Bernard O'Higgins. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is O'Higgins and the second or maternal family name is Riquelme . Bernardo O'Higgins 2nd Supreme Director of Chile In office 17 February 1817 – 28 January 1823 Preceded by José Miguel Carrera Succeeded by Ramón Freire Personal details Born ( 1778-08-20 ) 20 August 1778 Chillán, Chile Died 24 October 1842 (1842-10-24) (aged 64) Lima, Peru Occupation Head of State, Military Signature Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme ( Spanish: [beɾˈnaɾðo oˈxiɣins] ; 1778–1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Spanish and Irish ancestry. [1] 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 Chile...