First Junta of Chile

This article is about the specific polity First Junta of Chile and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a proto-state referring to the territories controlled by the Chilean rebels in the early phase of the Chilean War of Independence.

Establishment

September 1810: The Government Junta of the Kingdom of Chile, also known as the First Junta, was organized with the same powers as a Royal Governor.

Chronology

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1. Spanish American wars of independence

Were a series of independence wars by the Spanish colonies in America that started after the French occupation of mainland Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.

1.1.Chilean War of Independence

Was the independence war of the Captaincy General of Chile against Spanish rule.

1.1.1.Chilean independence declaration (1810)

Was the first independence declaration of Chile from Spain.

1.1.2.Spanish reconquista of Chile

Was a Spanish military campaign against Chilean revolutionaries. Chile was reconquered by Spain.

October 1814: The Battle of Rancagua also known in Chile as the Disaster of Rancagua occurred on October 1, 1814, to October 2, 1814, when the Spanish Army under the command of Mariano Osorio defeated the rebel Chilean forces led by Bernardo O’Higgins. A little while later, Osorio entered Santiago and put the rebellion of the Patria Vieja to an end.