Bernardo O'Higgins (French Trafalgar, British Waterloo)

Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (Chillán; August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder of the title of President to head a fully independent Chilean state. O'Higgins was of Irish and Basque descent.