498:, so he marched towards the barracks at the Convent of San Agustín. The march was carried out together with his hostess and even with Justo Arteaga's father. Lieutenant Arteaga, aware of the danger his father and the supreme director were running, told them that there was a group of riflemen who were going to open fire on them when they approached the barracks. O'Higgins was furious and informed Colonel Pereira of his immediate presentation to him. Colonel Pereira accepted and O'Higgins appeared at Justo Arteaga's side, neutralizing the actions of the riflemen in the tower.
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Arteaga had the conditions of his age: he was susceptible, not at all inclined to listen to other people's advice. He mistrusted any collaboration, considering it a depression of his authority. In his opinion, he and his children were enough. He wanted to keep the treasure of attributions intact.
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However, his performance during his tenure in office until 18 July 1879 had been a source of controversy. The appointment of him at 74 years of age was unusual and
Arteaga was considered by W. Sater to be "senescent". At this point, he was described as florid, overweight, senile, and had no other
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for a fast, audacious company, of violent initiative, like the one that the Prats
Ministry yearned for, because companies of that kind do not harmonize with old age, and Arteaga was an old man who had heard the shots of the War of Independence, and attended to his last war duties, half a century
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When he realized that the chances of success for the cause were slim, he decided to take a ship and go into exile. He narrowly escaped execution by firing squad. Meanwhile, the officers and the troops disavowed their boss and continued the fight until 31 December 1851, when they withdrew to
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took place, culminating in the capture of the island, after a resistance by the forces of
Antonio de Quintanilla. Captain Arteaga was awarded a medal to the "Liberating Army of Chiloé". On the island of Chiloé he participated in the attack on the batteries of
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Serenense forts lasted for so long thanks to the engineering of Justo Arteaga. In combat he remained fierce, as did Carrera, who was allowed to leave his cell to fight alongside the others. The artillerymen were mostly miners from
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Argentine mercenaries. Among them was a Chilean priest who interceded between the sides, managing to lay down their arms. Once, deprived of them, the
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He was reinstated again in the Army in 1862, as a colonel. In 1865 he was appointed by
Supreme Decree Commander General of Engineers. In 1866 he commanded the I Division of troops that defended
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from an enemy army that was twice his size. Returning to La Serena, he carried out a white coup that deprived
Carrera of command and sent him to prison, thus dividing the egalitarian officers.
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Bernardo O'Higgins broke out. The then lieutenant Justo Arteaga was the second assistant of the Argentine colonel
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