New Fatherland
Republic of Chile República de Chile | |||||||||
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| 1817–1823 | |||||||||
Effective territory and claims based on the uti possidetis of 1810. | |||||||||
| Capital | Santiago | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish (official) Indigenous languages (Quechuan languages, Aymara, Mapudungun, Kawésqar, Yaghan) | ||||||||
| Government | Dictatorship | ||||||||
| Supreme Director | |||||||||
• 1817-1823 | Bernardo O'Higgins | ||||||||
• 1823 | Agustín Eyzaguirre (acting) | ||||||||
• 1823‐1826 | Ramón Freire | ||||||||
| Historical era | Decolonization of the Americas | ||||||||
| 12 February 1817 | |||||||||
| 12 February 1818 | |||||||||
| 5 April 1818 | |||||||||
| 23 October 1818 | |||||||||
| 8 August 1822 | |||||||||
| 28 January 1823 | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1818 | 850,000 | ||||||||
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New Fatherland (Spanish: Patria Nueva) was a period in the history of Chile that began with the victory of Ejército de los Andes in the Battle of Chacabuco on 12 February 1817 and ended with the resignation of Bernardo O'Higgins as Supreme Director in 1823.