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Mateo de Toro Zambrano

1727–1811 · 18th century · Also known as Count of La Conquista

Mateo de Toro Zambrano, Count of La Conquista, was a Chilean-born merchant and soldier who served as interim governor of Chile in 1810. On 18 September 1810 a cabildo in Santiago made him president of the First Government Junta, ruling in the name of the captive Ferdinand VII, the start of Chile's road to independence. He died in office in 1811.

Mateo de Toro Zambrano
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