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British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . mericanpatriots such as Miranda and Salf Martin. In fact, hadit not been for this parental neglect, it is morally certainthat he would never have formed those connections nordrunk in those progressive ideas which eventually causedhim to play so great a part in the subsequent overthrowof that mighty empire, of which, at the time, his fatherwas the greatest administrator. After experiencing numerous vicissitudes and occa-sional privations in Sp
British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . mericanpatriots such as Miranda and Salf Martin. In fact, hadit not been for this parental neglect, it is morally certainthat he would never have formed those connections nordrunk in those progressive ideas which eventually causedhim to play so great a part in the subsequent overthrowof that mighty empire, of which, at the time, his fatherwas the greatest administrator. After experiencing numerous vicissitudes and occa-sional privations in Spain, Bernardo OHiggins, havinglearned of his fathers death, when he himself was twenty-four years of age, set sail for Chile, and very nearlyended his days at Cape Horn, where the vessel in whichhe was a passenger struck a rock, and lay for a time inthe greatest peril. Eventually he arrived home in safetyin the Chilean winter of 1802. He now found himself in possession of hacienda of con-siderable importance bequeathed him by his father, and,entering the militia, he lived for a time the life of aChilean country gentleman. During this period it ap-. %rV w, -*!?*
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