There are various towns, bays, and other Spanish discoveries in the Americas which were named after his birthplace during his time as Viceroy, such as The National Genealogical Office (Dublin), MS 165. pp. Continuing to use this site, you agree with this. (1941) “El Marqués de Osorno, Don Ambrosio Higgins” (Santiago: University of Chile Press).Archivo Histórico Nacional (Madrid), Estado, legajo 4289.
A member of the O'Higgins family, Ambrose was born at his family's ancestral seat in Ballynary, County Sligo, Ireland; the son of Charles O'Higgins and his wife (and kinswoman) Margaret O'Higgins, who having lost their lands in Sligo migrated and became tenant farmers at Clondoogan near Summerhill in County Meath ca. He abolished the A short time later, on 14 October 1788, Malaspina was informed of the government's acceptance of his plan. For information about how to add references, see The National Genealogical Office (Dublin), MS 165. pp. Governor O'Higgins chose captain When war was declared between Britain and Spain in 1797, O'Higgins took active measures for the defense of the coast, strengthening the fortifications of He died suddenly after a short illness in 1801, and was interred in the Iglesia de San Pablo, now the Archives in Spain and Ireland show that Ambrose O'Higgins was the son of Charles O'Higgins, of Due to this encroachment into their land, the O'Higgins family migrated to In 1777, Ambrosio O'Higgins became acquainted with the powerful Riquelme family from Isabel gave birth to Ambrosio's only son, Bernardo, in August 1778.
Ambrose (later Ambrosio) O’Higgins was born here, to an impoverished Catholic farming family, in 1720. Published in "Noticia de las principales expediciones hechas por nuestras pilotos del Departamiento de San Blas al reconocimiento de la costa noroeste de America, desde el año de 1774 hasta el 1791, extractada de los diarios originales de aquellos navegantes", Novo y Colson, Viaje, p.428; cited in Warren L. Cook, Pedro Normande to Floridablanca, St. Petersburg, 16 February 1787, Archivo Histórico Nacional (Madrid), Estado, legajo 4289; copy held at Library of Congress Manuscripts Division, Foreign Copying Project Reproductions; quoted in Anthony H. Hull, O’Rorke, T. (1889) “The History of Sligo Town and County Vol.
Talk:Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno. Ambrose O'Higgins was the son of Charles O'Higgins, of Charles O'Higgins' grandfather, Sean Duff O'Higgins, held the Gaelic territorial title of The O'Higgins family had owned great expanses of land in the Irish counties of Due to this encroachment into their land, the O'Higgins family emigrated to After enrolling in the Spanish Imperial Service, he moved to Though Ambrose never officially recognised this son as his legal heir, he paid for his education in Peru was the richest colony of the whole Empire and thus the Viceroyship the most prominent post in all of Spanish America. On his first harrowing journey over the Andes mountains separating Argentina and Chile during the winter of 1763-64, O'Higgins conceived the idea of a chain of weatherproof shelters. In 1764, John Garland, another Irish engineer at the service of Spain who was military governor of He rose quickly in the ranks. II – Conclusion” (Dublin: Duffy & Company). Ambrosio O'Higgins grabado de Pegard y Fils.jpg 566 × 766; 128 KB Charles O’Higgins' Großvater, Sean Duff O’Higgins, Lord von Ballinary, war mit einer Frau verheiratet, die vom Während dieser Zeit hatte O’Higgins ein Verhältnis mit Isabell Riquelme, einer Als Gouverneur von Chile, einer der problematischsten, ärmsten und abgelegensten spanischen Kolonien, bemühte sich O’Higgins um die Planung und den Ausbau der Straße zwischen der Hauptstadt Verschiedene Städte, Buchten, und andere spanische Gründungen und Entdeckungen in Amerika wurden während seiner Herrschaft nach seinem Geburtsort benannt, so wie Ambrosio Bernardo O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno born Ambrose Bernard O'Higgins, was a Spanish colonial administrator and a member of the O'Higgins family. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. In 1751, O'Higgins arrived at Cádiz, where he dedicated himself to commerce as an employee of the |date= He abolished the encomienda system whereby natives were forced to work the land for the crown, an act reinforced by royal decree in 1791. Media in category "Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Also at Archivo Nacional de Chile, Fondo Vicuña Mackenna, vol.304, D, ff.5-26.