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Ambrosio O’Higgins

Spanish officer
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Ambrosio O'Higgins was a Spanish officer of Irish origin who rose to prominence in colonial South America. He served as governor of Chile and later as viceroy of Peru. He was the father of Bernardo O'Higgins, a key leader in the South American wars of independence and the first head of state of Chile. Ambrosio O'Higgins had an indirect relationship with his son, Bernardo, who initially used his mother's surname.1

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