St. Bernard Cathedral, San Bernardo St. Bernard Cathedral, San Bernardo The St. Bernard Cathedral () Also San Bernardo Cathedral Is the main Catholic temple and seat of the Bishopric of San Bernardo, located to one side of the Plaza de Armas de San Bernardo, in the metropolitan area of Santiago in Chile. The original cathedral was built in 1820 as the seat of the city's parish. It worked in this way until 1987, when it was elevated to the cathedral of the new Diocese of San Bernardo. The earthquakes that she had to endure and some structural deficiencies led to the destruction of the temple,
Battle of Paraguarí Battle of Paraguarí The battle of Paraguarí took place on January 19, 1811, in Paraguarí (Paraguay), between the patriot army led by Manuel Belgrano and the Royalist army located in Paraguay led by Bernardo de Velasco. The battle would end with a Paraguayan victory; but it boosted confidence in the local population to declare themselves independent from both Buenos Aires patriots and royalists months later. At the outbreak of the May Revolution in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, the government emerged from it, called (in Spanish) "Junta Provisional Gubernativa de las Provincias del