At 17, O’Higgins he was sent to England to further his education. He lived in Richmond-Upon-Thames from 1795 to 1798. In London, he became imbued with a sense of nationalist pride in Chile, a pride largely fostered by his contact with several political activists, of whom Francisco Miranda, the Venezuelan champion of Latin American independence, exerted the greatest influence on him. During these years, inspired by the ideas of the Illustration, O´Higgins regularly met with several other future revolutionary leaders dedicated to Latin America’s independence.