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Travels in Chile and la Plata
John Miers
English engineer John Miers's account gives a sharply critical eyewitness view of O'Higgins's government and its methods.
Miers lived under O'Higgins's government and left a harshly critical eyewitness account of his methods of rule.
About this source
What it is
This is a travel account written by John Miers, an English engineer who came to Chile in 1818 hoping to set up a copper manufacturing business.
Why it matters
Miers lived in Chile during O'Higgins's rule while pursuing his copper business venture, and his book gives a sharply critical outsider's account of the government and its methods at the time. Such business travellers' accounts reveal how foreigners experienced and judged the new Chilean state.
Look closer
- Why might someone running a business in Chile have strong opinions, positive or negative, about the government?
- How might Miers's financial interests have shaped what he chose to criticize?
- What does this account leave out because it focuses mainly on commerce and daily difficulties?
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