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 156 A HISTORY OF CHILE government of Chile and all changes which had been made ; Chile should obey the constitution and laws promulgated by the cortes of Spain, and send mem- bers to the cortes — for Chile, be it remembered, had not yet declared herself independent and her junta and supreme-director had exercised authority onl}' in the name of Ferdinand VII. Hostages were exchanged by O'Higgins and Gainza, and the treaty concluded. But it seemed to have been only a subterfuge on the part of the royalists to gain time and save Gainza. During this period, the public library at Santiago was founded, schools were opened in the different towns and the national institute, or university, was established. This last was formed by a union of the old college of San Felipe, the college of San Carlos, the Episcopal seminary and academy of San Luis. The institute was opened with enthusiastic and im pressive ceremonies. Carrera had induced printers to come to the country from the United States and had procured a press and printing materials. A paper was started, called "La Aurora," which advocated the revolutionary cause. This was conducted by Father Camilo Henriquez. Other writers also contributed to the revolutionary cause ; STich as Antonio Jos6 de Irizarri. a Guatemalian, Doc- tor Bernardo Vera, an Argentine and the poet of the revolution, Manuel Salas, and Juan Egana, who drew up the first draft of a constitution.