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José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile.

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José Miguel Carrera

Chilean military officer; independence leader (1785–1821)

José Miguel Carrera Verdugo was a Chilean general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most important leader of the Chilean War of Independence during the period of the Patria…
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Chile

Country in South America

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5…
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