Some rebel soldiers in Quillota murdered him in 1837 since they were against the war. Portales never saw the ending of the war (1839) that he stated, and never saw the stability that his Constitution granted to Chile during several decades. While a lot of South American countries were in civil wars and with unstable regimes, Chile enjoyed of stability and prosperity thanks for the Institutions that Portales created. The 1833 Constitution was replaced in 1925. | Some rebel soldiers in Quillota murdered him in 1837 since they were against the war. Portales never saw the ending of the war (1839) that he stated, and never saw the stability that his Constitution granted to Chile during several decades. While a lot of South American countries were in civil wars and with unstable regimes, Chile enjoyed of stability and prosperity thanks for the Institutions that Portales created. The 1833 Constitution was replaced in 1925. |