▁with ▁the ▁name ▁San ▁Luis ▁fort ification ▁that ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Fort ▁Queen ▁Louise ▁( 1 7 9 4 ). ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Val div ia ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁fort ifications , ▁where ▁he ▁did ▁a ▁new ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Council ▁of ▁Government ▁( 1 8 0 7 ) ▁of ▁Val div ia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁he ▁assumed ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers , ▁the ▁Sub - ins pection ▁of ▁milit ias ▁of ▁the ▁Captain cy ▁General ▁of ▁Chile . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Observ ation ▁and ▁Mon itor ing ▁Jun ta ▁( J unta ▁de ▁Ob ser va ción ▁y ▁V ig il ancia ▁in ▁Spanish ) ▁by ▁President ▁García ▁Car ras co . ▁In ▁this ▁role ▁Colonel ▁Manuel ▁O lag uer ▁F eli u ▁was ▁surprised ▁by ▁the ▁independence ▁movement ▁happened ▁in ▁Chile . ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁meet ings ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Count ▁of ▁La ▁Con qu ista ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁strategy ▁against ▁the ▁revolution aries . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁candidate ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Chile ▁by ▁the ▁mon archy ▁party . ▁W rote ▁a ▁di ary ▁about ▁those ▁dark ▁days , ▁" Rel ation ▁of ▁what ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Chile ▁from ▁