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O'Higgins
[ oh-hig-inz; Spanish aw-ee-geens ]
noun
- Am·bro·sio [ahm-, braw, -syaw], Marqués de Osorno, 1720?–1801, Irish soldier and administrator in South America.
- his son Ber·nar·do [be, r, -, nahr, -, th, aw], Liberator of Chile, 1778–1842, Chilean general and statesman.
O'Higgins
/ əʊˈhɪɡɪnz; oˈiɣins /
noun
- O'HigginsAmbrosio?17201801MIrishMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesman Ambrosio (æmˈbrəʊzɪˌəʊ). ?1720–1801, Irish soldier, who became viceroy of Chile (1789–96) and of Peru (1796–1801)
- O'HigginsBernardo17781842MChileanPOLITICS: revolutionaryPOLITICS: head of state his son, Bernardo (bɛrˈnarðo). 1778–1842, Chilean revolutionary. He was one of the leaders in the struggle for independence from Spain and was Chile's first president (1817–23)
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Harvey O'Higgins has danced there and Mrs. Fiske and many another, but still the critics rush in.
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Having once got his foot upon the official ladder, O'Higgins never stepped back.
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The great O'Higgins had retired from the eye of the nation and from the scene of his struggles and self-sacrifice.
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It was owing to complications of this kind that coolness ensued between him and his father, the famous Ambrose O'Higgins.
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From this it will be seen that Bernardo O'Higgins had not only achieved much, but had suffered much in his own person.
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