Two years before the King Ferdinand VII had been imprisoned in France. In Chile, the Royal Governor Francisco Antonio García Carrasco had been forced to resign due to his ineptitude and corruption, and had been replaced by Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
Two years prior to King Ferdinand VII being held captive in France, the inept and corrupt Royal Governor Francisco Antonio García Carrasco in Chile was forced into retirement, and was then succeeded by Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.