▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Sem inary ▁of ▁No blem en ▁in ▁Madrid . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁military ▁career ▁there ▁until ▁becoming ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁kn ight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Santiago . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁he ▁married ▁Jose fa ▁Dum ont ▁de ▁Hold re ▁y ▁Mi quel , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Marsh al ▁Te od oro ▁Dum ont ▁de ▁Hold re ▁and ▁of ▁Mar iana ▁Mi quel ▁y ▁L l uis , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁ 3 ▁children : ▁Manuel ▁María , ▁José ▁and ▁María ▁Nicol asa . ▁The ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁Chile ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁he ▁participated ▁of ▁the ▁open ▁Cab ild o ▁( city ▁hall ) ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Jun ta ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Chile ▁under ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Jun ta , ▁an ▁action ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁of ▁the ▁Chile an ▁independence ▁process . ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁royal ist ▁party , ▁the ▁most ▁conserv ative ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁against ▁any ▁reform ▁at ▁all ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁status ▁qu o . ▁ ▁He ▁inherited ▁the ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8