O'Higgins
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Ambrosio Marqués de Osorno, 1720?–1801, Irish soldier and administrator in South America.
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his son Bernardo Liberator of Chile, 1778–1842, Chilean general and statesman.
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Ambrosio (æmˈbrəʊzɪˌəʊ). ?1720–1801, Irish soldier, who became viceroy of Chile (1789–96) and of Peru (1796–1801)
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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)
Example Sentences
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They finished in Villa O'Higgins, a small town in southern Chile.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
Organizers of the largest multi-sports in the continent said in a statement that the times of the race were annulled due to “a measuring problem” in Santiago’s O’Higgins Park.
From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023
It was found by researchers from the University of Chile and O’Higgins University.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
When royalists gained the upper hand, the leader of one of those factions, Bernardo O’Higgins, found himself exiled to Argentina.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Chili, then under the directorship of O'Higgins, was the only South American province that seemed to have changed for the better, by renouncing its allegiance to "Ferdinand the Beloved."
From An Old Sailor's Yarns by Ames, N. (Nathaniel)
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