▁of ▁Spain . ▁Form ally ▁the ▁office ▁was ▁granted ▁based ▁on ▁mer its ▁during ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁" pec uni ary ▁service " ▁begun ▁also ▁to ▁be ▁considered , ▁which ▁meant ▁in ▁practice ▁that ▁the ▁office ▁could ▁be ▁purchased . ▁This ▁practice ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 0 . ▁The ▁office ▁of ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ch ilo é ▁was ▁commonly ▁used ▁to ▁boost er ▁a ▁car rier ▁and ▁then ▁access ▁more ▁des irable ▁positions ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁Central ▁Chile . ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁Royal ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ch ilo é ▁dates ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁Before ▁that ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁cor reg id ores ▁existed ▁including ▁Al onso ▁Ben í te z ▁and ▁Al onso ▁de ▁Gó ng ora ▁Mar m ole jo . ▁Antonio ▁Me j ía ▁who ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁Al onso ▁de ▁R iber a ▁to ▁rule ▁Ch ilo é ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁ship w reck ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁while ▁approaching ▁the ▁arch ip el ago . ▁ ▁And rés ▁Herr era ▁(? – 1 6 4 3 ) ▁Fernando ▁de ▁Al var ado ▁( 1 6 4 3 – ?) ▁Ig na cio ▁Car rera ▁It ur go yen ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 5 0 ) ▁Antonio ▁Man rí quez ▁de ▁L ara ▁( 1 6 8 0 s ) ▁Bart ol om é ▁Gall ardo ▁José ▁Mar ín ▁de ▁Vel