Burrito Hernandez July 5, 1810 Dear Diary, The country is in turmoil. Napoleon, the French leader has replaced the Spanish ruler, Ferdinand VII with his own brother, Joseph Bonaparte. Napoleon has sent out emissaries to the colonies to persuade them to accept the new rule, but the Spanish refuse to follow Joseph. They pledged their allegiance to Ferdinand VII. Spanish officials feel that they still have rule over Chile even though their rule has been abdicated. My fellow Chileans and I ask ourselves, who had the right to rule? Our lands are still plagued with Spaniard posts because they believe that they can continue their posts until Ferdinand regains his crown. The Chilean people are at bay, some believe that the Spaniards should remain in power during the struggle over in Spain and othe