Don Mateo de Toro y Zambrano

Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta (Santiago, 1727-1811) was a Viscount (1769) and later full Count (1771) of the Conquista. He was a Chilean creole and had a career as a soldier under the Spanish Empire after he amassed a fortune in commerce. The snowcapped Andes are a Santiago landmark Santiago (Spanish: ) is Chiles capital and largest city. ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... A viscount is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl (in Britain) or a count (his continental equivalent). ... Look up Count in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Countess redirects here. ... In the Spanish colonial caste system (castas), a criollo was a person of unmixed Spanish ancestry born in the colonies. ... The flag of New Spain, one of the Viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire. ...

In 1810, as the most senior military figure in the Captaincy General of Chile, as well as its Royal Governor, he called a meeting of leading citizens on September 18, 1810. This group would subsequently elect the governing junta similar to those appearing throughout the rebelling Spanish colonies, an action which is generally seen as the first step in Chilean independence process. He was voted the President of this First Government Junta, but his death a year later (he was already 83 years old) precluded him from taking a larger role in the independence of Chile. He died in Santiago de Chile on February 26, 1811. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district known as the Reino de Chile. ... Combatants Chile Spain Commanders Bernardo OHiggins José de San Martín Unknown Casualties Unknown 1,000 Killed or Wounded, 2,000 Prisoners The independence of Chile from Spain was officially achieved on February 12, 1818. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ...