ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ˈeɪtiːn ʌvðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə fˈɜːst nˈæʃənəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dʒˈʌntə, mˈɑːɹkɪŋ ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌv tʃˈɪliz ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl ɔːtˈɑːnəməs ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
On September 18 of the same year, he was elected president of the First National Government Junta, marking the establishment of Chile's inaugural autonomous government.