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The Eighteenth-Century Background for the Chilean Army's Royalist Posture During the 'Patria Vieja' (1810-1814).

The Chilean military performed a distinctive role during the late eighteenth century— it was engaged in an on-going frontier war against the Araucanian Indians, a conflict which over a period of nearly three centuries had diminished but not subsided. This was in sharp contrast to other areas of Spanish America where the subjugation of the native race had been completed in a few years after the conquest. While other colonies were approaching the zenith of their development, Chile was engaged in a debilitating war of attrition along its southern frontier. As a result of its active role in protecting Spanish society, the military became one of the most influential institutions of the colony. This prominence was character­ ized by the presence of a continuously mobilized army, a network of forts along the Araucanian frontier, and a military budget which nearly equaled all other expenses of the colonial treasury combined. Throughout the South, all of these features combined to create a strong military tradition, personified by the intimate association between the army and society. Most of the army was stationed in the South, a factor which largely isolated it from contact with the capital of Chile and the mainstream of its society. However, there was also a great deal of status isolation, brought on by the army's predatory role and a reputation for crime and corruption. Lawlessness and violence within the army were closely linked to the rough frontier existence and were also factors which set the military apart culturally from the rest of the colony. One of the most influential features in the develop­ ment of the Chilean army was the dominant role played by Peru. The influence of the viceroys was solidified through the situado, a mechanism for supplying the isolated garrisons in the far South. This, combined with Peruvian jurisdiction over the fortresses of Valdivia and Chilo6, partially drove a wedge between the army and the government in Santiago. These characteristics of the colonial army were influential in the formation of its political loyalties during the early phase of the independence movement, or the patria vieja (1810-1814). They were factors which ultimately turned the army against the patriot forces and made it a staunch arm of the royalist cause. After the creation of the first patriot junta in Santiago in 1810, the veteran forces in the South became even more distant from the capital and the course of the liberal movement. In Santiago, the civilian militia and creole aristocracy emerged as the base of a new patriot