Patria Vieja
Patria Vieja (Spanish: [ˈpatɾja ˈβjexa], Old Fatherland) refers to a time period in the History of Chile occurring between the First Junta of the Government (September 18, 1810) and the Disaster of Rancagua (October 1, 1814). In this period Chilean measures were taken for the imprisonment of Fernando VII by Napoleon and this started the governmental organization of the Kingdom of Chile, swore fidelity to the king of Spain Ferdinand VII.
Kingdom of Chile Reino de Chile Patria Vieja | |||||||||
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| 1810–1814 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp) Territories of the Captaincy General of Chile | |||||||||
| Capital | Santiago de Chile | ||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1810-1814 | Ferdinand VII (de jure) | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1810-1811 | Mateo de Toro y Zambrano | ||||||||
• 1811-1813 | José Miguel Carrera | ||||||||
• 1813-1814 | José Miguel Infante | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Congress | ||||||||
| Historical era | Decolonization of the Americas | ||||||||
| 18 September 1810 | |||||||||
| 4 July 1811 | |||||||||
| 4 September 1811 | |||||||||
| 3 May 1814 | |||||||||
| 2 October 1814 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1810 | 190,000 km2 (73,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1810 | 877,148 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Chile | ||||||||
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This period was characterized by the transformation from a movement of temporary autonomy to one of total independence. Two things that stood out during this period were the political prominence of the Carrera brothers, especially José Miguel Carrera and the army battles headed by Bernardo O'Higgins as General. (Battle of Membrillar, Battle of Yerbas Buenas, and Battle of El Roble).
During this time a Government Junta of Chile as well as a National Congress were organized to administer the country during the imprisonment of the king. The Congress passed a law decreeing Liberty of the Womb, which stated that all children of slaves born on Chilean soil from that point onwards would be free. In 1812, the first constitutional decree was passed, which agreed to recognize the king if he accepted certain constitutional regulations.
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