Sentence examples for supreme directors from inspiring English sources

Before the declaration of independence of 1816, the supreme directors considered other options, such as to negotiate with Spain or become a British protectorate.

It was that ability to unearth the social and political resonances of private behaviour that made Davies a supreme director.

On February 12 he surprised and defeated the royalists at Casas de Chacabuco and took Santiago, where he refused the offer of the governorship of Chile in favour of Bernardo O'Higgins (who became supreme director) because he did not wish to be diverted from his main objective, the capture of Lima.

But her tour of rival spin doctors at least brought Matthew Elliott, Leave's supreme director, to our screens, confirming with a smirk that the supposed £350m heading to Brussels each week was big on the side of the bus because it stirred up controversy over the cost of the EU rather than representing any kind of objective truth about future NHS funding.

Finally, the supreme director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón appointed a commission to discuss the case of Saavedra.

The appointment of the supreme director Gervasio Antonio de Posadas fostered further hostilities towards Saavedra.

He awaited the final decision of Posadas, but the supreme director had a political crisis at the time.

However, the supreme director Gervasio Posadas (who replaced the triumvirate in government) insisted, and San Martín acted as instructed.

As a result, Carlos María de Alvear became the new supreme director, who would decide the final fate of Cornelio Saavedra.

Juan José Paso requested the extradition of Saavedra, but the Chilean supreme director Francisco de la Lastra denied it.

The Buenos Aires Cabildo, the interim government, restored Saavedra's military rank and honours, but the rule was abolished by Ignacio Álvarez Thomas, the following supreme director.