By disposition of the Count of Superunda, he had Pereira established with factories in the Indies in 1753, he went to America, he was obtained permission from viceroy of Peru to trade; he was known for being a person of good treatment, honest and credit.

He arrived at Talca, handed it to Albano with a letter he from Ambrosio O'Higgins, in which he asked him to have his son, take care of him and give him a Christian education.

[3] The priest Pedro Pablo de la Carrera and Dávila were consult to Juan Albano Pereira, about the doubts he deserved about whether or not child Bernardo would be baptized; who grew up in his house.

I am already an old man - the good Portuguese added - and so is your father and I want you to know and understand so that at all times I can bear witness to this truth.The following year, in April 1788, Pereira Márquez received Ambrose O'Higgins, who was traveling from Concepción to Santiago to assume his position as Governor of the Kingdom of Chile, this was the only encounter with his son Bernardo.

[4] Talca corregidor, he was the chilote Juan Antonio de Salcedo y Carrillo, who made preparations for his reception: The best house in the city was destined to receive of you.

The father of O'Higgins to expressed to Albano his wishes that he be transferred to Chillán and returned to his mother's family to continue his education at his side.

The next day, Juan Albano Pereira asked his excellency that: He had the goodness to designate the people who were to his liking to accompany him to the table; and consequently the secretary of the office presented him with a list containing the names of the main neighbors of Talca, except the corregidor.

Alarmed for this, Juan Albano with such an occurrence and of the possible unpleasant consequences that should result from such an exclusion, he had using the kindly confidence with which he favored him, he made him present, that he had taken his liberty of inscribing at the top of the list of invited to Mr. Salcedo.Ambrose O'Higgins strengthened the ties of friendship that united him to Juan Albano by knowing the heart of his esteemed wife, Bartolina de la Cruz and Bahamode, he was a friendship that continued for many years, even when Ambrose O'Higgins went up to the solio de los Virreyes and Mrs. Bartolina spent her last years of widowhood in Talca.