Chilean Career
The Chileans renamed the María Isabel the O'Higgins after Bernardo O'Higgins, the South American Independence leader and first Chilean head of state.
She was Thomas Cochrane's flagship when he commanded the Chilean navy during the Freedom Expedition of Perú. He also sailed her to Acapulco.
In 1823, after a conservative coup on 28 January deposed O'Higgins, the new government under Ramón Freire) renamed the frigate María Isabel again.
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