 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - baba vokutanga veChile, Bernardo OHiggins, vakaberekerwa muChillan muna 1778. Iye akanga ari simba riri shure kweRusununguko rweChilekubva kuSpain, achisarudzwa mutungamiriri mukuru uye achizivisa rusununguko mushure meHondo yeChacabuco kurwisa veSpain muna 1817. Kukunda kwake kwakazotevera pamunda wehondo weMaipo kwakasimbisa rusununguko rwenyika yacho. Akafira muPeru muna 1842. 