O'Higgins
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O’Higgins may refer to:
Articles whose names are derived from Bernardo O'Higgins
, Chilean independence leader
- O'Higgins (surname), lists notable people with the surname
- O'Higgins FamilyO'Higgins FamilyO'Higgins is an Irish noble family descended from Sheán Duff O'Higgins , Baron of Ballynary who was married to a daughter of the Royal family of O'Conor at Ballintuber Castle in Connacht. Shean Duff O'Higgins himself claimed descent from King Niall of Tara...
Articles whose names are derived from Bernardo O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean independence leader who, together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile , he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder...
, Chilean independence leader
- O'Higgins RegionO'Higgins RegionThe VI O'Higgins Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers....
, Chile - O'Higgins, ChileO'Higgins, ChileO'Higgins is a Chilean commune located around O'Higgins Lake in the south east of Aisén Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Villa O'Higgins, the principal settlement.-Demographics:...
, commune in the Capitán Prat Province, Aysén Region, Chile - Villa O'HigginsVilla O'HigginsVilla O'Higgins is a village in southern Chile, located in the Capitán Prat Province, in the south of Aisén Region. It is the capital of the O'Higgins commune and marks the end of the Carretera Austral. The village is named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins.-Facilities:The village...
, the capital of the O'Higgins commune - Base General Bernardo O'Higgins RiquelmeBase General Bernardo O'Higgins RiquelmeBase General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, also Base Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, or shortly Bernardo O'Higgins, named after Bernardo O'Higgins is a permanently staffed Chilean base in Antarctica. It is located at , at an elevation of 13 m, about 30 km southwest of Prime...
, Antarctica - Club Deportivo O'HigginsClub Deportivo O'HigginsClub Deportivo O'Higgins, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Rancagua. The club was founded on April 7, 1955 following the merger of the clubs America and O'Higgins Braden, and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. The club was previously called PARHS FC...
, a football club from Chile - O'Higgins ParkO'Higgins ParkO'Higgins Park is Santiago, Chile's second largest public park . It is located in the center of the capital, in the Santiago Commune...
, Santiago, Chile - O'HigginsO'Higgins (frigate)O'Higgins was a Chilean frigate famous for her actions under Captain Lord Cochrane.-Russian career:The ship was launched in Russia in 1816, as Patrikii and was sold to Spain in 1817 and renamed to María Isabel.-Spanish career:...
, a Chilean frigate commanded by Thomas Cochrane, Lord Cochrane - O'Higgins GlacierO'Higgins GlacierO'Higgins Glacier is a glacier located in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile. It is one of the principal glaciers of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The summit of the active Lautaro volcano is the top of the accumulation zone of the glacier. The bulk of the glacier is part of the icefield...
, a glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field - O'Higgins (Spanish Wikipedia), a small locality in Buenos Aires province, Argentina named after Bernardo, where O'Higgins disease first appeared
- O'Higgins disease, a name for Argentine hemorrhagic feverArgentine hemorrhagic feverArgentine hemorrhagic fever or O'Higgins disease, also known in Argentina as mal de los rastrojos, stubble disease, is a hemorrhagic fever and zoonotic infectious disease occurring in Argentina. It is caused by the Junín virus...
, from the Argentine locality
- O'Higgins disease, a name for Argentine hemorrhagic fever
- Capitán General Bernardo O'Higgins (Spanish Wikipedia), a locality in the province of Córdoba, Argentina
- Departamento O'Higgins (Spanish Wikipedia), a department in Chaco province, Argentina.