José de San Martín Manuel Rodríguez had returned to Chile before the crossing, and began a guerrilla war in Santiago de Chile against the royalists, in support of the upcoming army. He was supported in the south of the city and the countryside. The strategy was to occupy nearby villages, seize the royalists' weapons and flee. The attacks on Melipilla and San Fernando, and a failed one at Curicó, demoralized the royalists. The columns that crossed the Andes began to take military actions. The column in the north led by Cabot defeated the royalists in Salala, seized Coquimbo and then Copiapó. In the south,
San Bernardo Unido Tomé managed to defeat Deportivo La Granja by 5 to 3, and after equaling 46 points both casts , the table of the eighth region agreed by goal difference (+23 for Sports Tome and +11 for San Bernardo Unido). In 2017, San Bernardo Unido began its participation with several victories, then had a negative streak, which made it be the protagonist of the bottom of the table, finishing penultimate with 17 points, only beating Pirque Sports, who would descend, in the Center Group. San Bernardo Unido Club Deportivo San Bernardo Unido is a Chilean football club based in San Bernardo.