Chile Miguel Carrera (one of the most renowned patriots) and his two brothers Juan José and Luis Carrera, soon gained a wider following. Spanish attempts to re-impose arbitrary rule during what was called the Reconquista led to a prolonged struggle, including infighting from Bernardo O'Higgins, who challenged Carrera's leadership. Intermittent warfare continued until 1817. With Carrera in prison in Argentina, O'Higgins and anti-Carrera cohort José de San Martín, hero of the Argentine War of Independence, led an army that crossed the Andes into Chile and defeated the royalists. On 12 February 1818, Chile was proclaimed an independent republic. The political revolt
Valcău de Jos it in 1404. In 1665 the Ottoman army destroyed it and it was not rebuilt again. In 1910 the village had 900 residents, with a Romanian majority and a significant Hungarian minority. In 2002 the commune of which Valcău de Jos is the administrative center had 3302 inhabitants: 2909 Romanians, 287 Roma, 105 Hungarians, and one Slovak. "This article is based on a translation of the from the Hungarian Wikipedia on 22 February 2007". Valcău de Jos Valcău de Jos () is a commune in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Lazuri ("Újvágás"), Preoteasa ("Füzespaptelek"), Ratovei ("Rátonbükk"),