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Identifier: cu31924021189315 Title: Chile today and tomorrow Year: 1922 (1920s) Authors: Joyce, Lilian Elwyn (Elliott), 1884- Subjects: Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company


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Text Appearing After Image: CHILEAN HISTORY 43 himself in the Araucanian wars, was made a colonel,and in 1788 was nominated to the Chilean captain-generalship by Teodoro de Croix, the Viceroy of Peru,a native of Lille. The name of Ambrose OHiggins isas much respected in Chile today as that of his son,Bernardo, born in Chilian, who became Supreme Direc-tor during the early days of Chilean independence. Governor OHiggins called the Parliament of Negretewith the Araucanians, and set about the improvementof Chile; found and rebuilt the ruins of Osorno fort,and made a road from Osorno to Valdivia; anotherhighway from Valparaiso to Santiago; and a third fromSantiago to Mendoza. He constructed bridges, nota-bly over the turbulent Mapocho River, and his goodChilean work only ceased when he was created Viceroyof Peru, with the title of Marquis of Osorno. Heremained in that post until his death in 1801. A spurtin town foundation during the eighteenth century alsobears witness to the growing prosperity of Chile. Be-tween 1


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