However, the Civil War had also been a contest between those who favored the development of local industries and powerful Chilean banking interests, particularly the House of Edwards who had strong ties to foreign investors.
Men borgerkrigen havde også været en kamp mellem dem, der gik ind for opbygning af lokal industriproduktion, og de magtfulde chilenske bankinteresser, særligt House of Edwards, der havde stærke forbindelser til udenlandske investorer.