The following lists events that happened during

1820 Events January–March *January 1 – Nominal beginning of the Trienio Liberal in Spain: A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament (March 7). *January 8 – General Maritime T ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Incumbents

Supreme Director of Chile The Supreme Director of Chile was the head of state and government of Chile following the independence from Spain in 1810, until 1826. Several List of Government Juntas of Chile, juntas also ruled the country during this period. List ;Political pa ...

Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque-Spanish and Irish ancestry. Althou ...

Events

February

*3-4 February - Capture of Valdivia *18 February -

Battle of Agüi The Battle of Agüi was fought at Fuerte de Agüi, near Ancud, Chiloé on February 18, 1820 between Chilean patriots and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. After the successful capture of Valdivia Lord Cochrane sought ...

March

*6 March -

Battle of El Toro The Battle of El Toro (March 6, 1820) was a battle fought near Maullín, Chile between Chilean patriots and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. Background After the capture of Valdivia, Lord Cochrane departed, leaving C ...

August

*20 August - The Freedom Expedition of Perú sails for Paracas.

September

*22 September - Battle of Pangal *26 September - Battle of Tarpellanca

November

*25 November - Battle of Las Vegas de Talcahuano *27 November - Battle of Alameda de Concepcion

Births

*Date unknown - Silvestre Ochagavía Errázuriz, deputy for Santiago *15 August - Jacinto Chacón, deputy for Santiago (died 1893)

Deaths

*28 September - Pedro Andrés del Alcázar (born 1752) *December -

Pedro de Vivar Fr. Pedro de Vivar y Ruiz de Azúa (1742–1820) was a Chilean priest and political figure. He served as the first President of the Senate of Chile in 1812. Vivar was born in Santiago, the son of José de Melchor de Vivar y de la Rocha and of Jua ...

(born 1742)

References

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