The Chilean Navy, 1826-1881’, Fernando Silva Vargas and Juan Eduardo Vargas Cariola (editors), History of the Republic of Chile, vol. 2, part one (Santiago, Academia Chilena de Historia, 2018).
“Chile’s contribution to the Hispanic-American independence was financially gigantic, in addition to the casualties that occurred during the war, and the disruptions arising from a long period of war that undoubtedly had to influence the development of the national economy.”
“It is not surprising then that major political and economic problems arose from the enormous effort undertaken to ensure regional independence. For these same reasons, the fleet, built making so much human and material sacrifices, will begin one of its periods of decline starting in 1823.”