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Governor Francisco Antonio García Carrasco had been forced to resign due to his ineptitude and corruption, and had been replaced by Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.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's imprisonment in France, Royal Governor Francisco Antonio García Carrasco had been compelled to step down in Chile due to his incompetence and corruption, and was subsequently replaced by Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.