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Ambrosio O'Higgins

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Ambrosio O'Higgins , 1720?–1801, Spanish colonial administrator, b. Ballinary, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Educated at Cádiz, Spain, under the care of his uncle, who was a Jesuit, he went to South America as a trader. After an adventurous career he so distinguished himself in campaigns against the Araucanians that he was appointed (1789) governor of Chile. He was later made marquis of Osorno and served capably as viceroy (1796–1801) of Peru. Bernardo O'Higgins was his son.

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Latin America

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Latin America The term embraces all those countries in Central and South America, including the Caribbean Islands, whose inhabitants speak a Romance language, descendants of Latin: French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The introduction of these languages began in the late 15th century with the voyages to the New World.

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