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Kingdom of Chile Reino de Chile Patria Vieja
1810–1814
Flag Emblem
Motto: Post tenebras lux (Latin) "Light After Darkness"
Territories of the Captaincy General of Chile
Capital	Santiago de Chile
Government	Provisional government
King
• 1810-1814	Ferdinand VII (de jure)
President
• 1810-1811	Mateo de Toro y Zambrano
• 1811-1813	José Miguel Carrera
• 1813-1814	José Miguel Infante
Legislature	National Congress
Historical era	Decolonization of the Americas
• Established	18 September 1810
• First National Congress	4 July 1811
• Coup d'état	4 September 1811
• Provisional Constitution	3 May 1814
• Disestablished	2 October 1814
Population
• Estimate	823,685 (1813 Census)
Preceded by Succeeded by Captaincy General of Chile Reconquest (Chile)
Today part of	Chile

Old Fatherland (Spanish: [ˈpatɾja ˈβjexa], lit. 'Patria Vieja') refers to a time period in the History of Chile occurring between the First Junta of the Government (September 18, 1810) and the Disaster of Rancagua (October 1, 1814). In this period, Chilean measures were taken for the imprisonment of Fernando VII of Spain by Napoleon and this started the governmental organization of the Kingdom of Chile, which swore fidelity to Ferdinand VII. ^[1]

This period was characterized by the transformation from a movement of temporary autonomy to one of total independence. Two things that stood out during this period were the political prominence of the Carrera brothers, especially José Miguel Carrera and the military campaigns led by Bernardo O'Higgins as General. (Battle of Membrillar, Battle of Yerbas Buenas, and Battle of El Roble).

During this time a Government Junta of Chile as well as a National Congress were organized to administer the country during the imprisonment of the king. The Congress passed a law decreeing Liberty of the Womb, which stated that all children of slaves born on Chilean soil from that point onwards would be free. In 1812, the first constitutional decree was passed, which agreed to recognize the king if he accepted certain constitutional regulations.

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Colonial times Spanish conquest Colonial Chile Captaincy General Arauco War Destruction of the Seven Cities
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Republican period Conservative Republic Colonization of the Strait of Magellan Liberal Republic Occupation of Araucanía War of the Pacific
Parliamentary period 1891 Chilean Civil War Parliamentary Republic 1924 coup d'état
Presidential period 1925 coup d'état Presidential Republic Radical governments Allende and UP era
Military dictatorship 1973 coup d'état Military dictatorship
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