div ia , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers . ▁Later ▁moved ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁Peru ▁to ▁Ch ilo é ▁( Ch ile ), ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁recognize ▁def enses . ▁He ▁remained ▁there ▁two ▁years , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁road ▁between ▁Val div ia ▁and ▁Ch ilo é ▁( 1 7 8 9 ). ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Val div ia ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁he ▁acted ▁in ▁the ▁pac ification ▁of ▁the ▁Hu ill ich es ▁on ▁that ▁area . ▁He ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁expedition ▁that ▁occupied ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁city ▁of ▁Os orno ▁( Ch ile ) ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁After ▁being ▁re - f ounded ▁the ▁city , ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Os orno , ▁Military ▁Commander ▁and ▁Judge ▁Ord inary ▁by ▁dec ree ▁of ▁Amb ros io ▁O ' H igg ins , ▁Baron ▁of ▁B allen ary ▁and ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁Os orno ▁( 1 6 / I / 1 7 9 6 ). ▁ ▁Sim ult ane ously ▁performed ▁under ▁his ▁direction ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁two ▁fort ifications ▁based ▁on ▁stones , ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Buen o ▁River ▁named ▁Fort ▁San ▁José ▁de ▁Alc ud ia , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁Os orno ▁Rah ue ▁rivers ide ▁property