Concepción, Chile Santiago on September 18, 1810, citizens of Concepción joined up. Concepción was used as the point of entry by the Spanish Army in the attempt by the Viceroyalty of Peru to re-conquer Chile. Concepción politicians and soldiers became a significant political force in the newly independent country. On January 1, 1818, Ambrose O'Higgins's son, Bernardo O'Higgins, proclaimed and took the oath of the Chilean War of Independence in the main square of Concepción, which since then has been known as "Plaza de la Independencia". On February 20, 1835, the town again was largely destroyed by an earthquake and had to
Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes him as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas. He served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas until his death on November 16, 1668. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Gabriel de Guilléstegui, Bishop of Paraguay. Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes (died November 16, 1668) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas (1669–1670), Bishop of Cuzco (1662–1669), and Bishop of Panamá (1654–1659). Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes was selected on July 28, 1654 and confirmed on April 21, 1655 by Pope Alexander VII