Second Government Junta of Chile

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The Second Government Junta of Chile was the short-lived governing body that succeeded the country’s first junta during the early stages of Chile’s struggle for independence from Spanish rule.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government junta
provisional government
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Captaincy General of Chile
capital Santiago
chronologyWithinIndependenceProcess second national governing body of Chile
continent South America
country Chile
currency Spanish colonial real
diplomaticStatus not internationally recognized as fully independent
duration short-lived
endTime 1811-09-04
establishedBy National Congress of Chile
executiveBranch collective junta
flag colonial flag of Chile
followed First Government Junta of Chile
goal greater political autonomy from Spain
governmentSeat Santiago cabildo building
governmentType junta
hasCause political instability after the First Government Junta
vacuum of authority created by the Napoleonic invasion of Spain
headOfState Juan Martínez de Rozas
historicalPeriod Spanish American wars of independence
language Spanish
legislativeBody National Congress of Chile
locatedIn Santiago
member Francisco Javier de Reina
José Gaspar Marín
José Miguel Carrera
Juan Martínez de Rozas
Martín Calvo Encalada
militaryConflict internal power struggles among Chilean patriots
namedAfter its position as the second national junta
partOf Chilean War of Independence
early Chilean patriot governments
politicalStatus autonomous government under nominal Spanish sovereignty
precededBy colonial administration of the Captaincy General of Chile
reasonForEnd coup led by José Miguel Carrera
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Executive Junta of Chile
significantEvent early struggle for Chilean independence
power struggle between Juan Martínez de Rozas and José Miguel Carrera
startTime 1811-08-10
territoryIncludes central Chile

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
First Government Junta of Chile
Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile ("Junta de Gobierno de 1811")
Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile ("Second Junta de Gobierno de Chile")
followedBy

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