Francisco Bilbao
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Francisco Bilbao Barquín (Santiago, Chile
, 19 January 1823 - Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, 9 February 1865) was a Chilean politician of liberal
ideas.
Francisco Bilbao Barquin was born in Santiago on January 9, 1823. Son of Rafael Bilbao Beyne and Argentina Mercedes Barquin.
Because his father, an opponent of Portales, was exiled to Lima, Peru (1843), Francis spent his early years between Santiago and the city. There he lived the political events of the civil war of 1829-1830.
In Peru he studied Astronomy, Sciences, Music, and also practiced swimming and gymnastics.
He returned to Santiago in 1839 and studied at the Instituto Nacional, taking courses such as Law-Public Law-Constitutional and People, Latin and philosophy, but did not win the title. His teachers were José Andrés Bello and final public appearance Victorino Lastarria.Su was in 1844 when he published his controversial book The Chilean Sociability. He settled in Paris in 1845. He returned to Chile in 1850, the year he also founded the Society of Equality .. In 1851 he led an insurrection against the government of Manuel Montt, after which they had to travel to Peru. He never returned to Chile.
In Lima, he joined the peruvian political life. In May 1855 he had to leave the country after being persecuted for criticizing the clergy.. He went back to Europe, settling in Paris and Belgium.
In 1857 he returned to the Americas, specifically Argentina, where he died in 1865.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, 19 January 1823 - Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina
Argentina
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, 9 February 1865) was a Chilean politician of liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
ideas.
Francisco Bilbao Barquin was born in Santiago on January 9, 1823. Son of Rafael Bilbao Beyne and Argentina Mercedes Barquin.
Because his father, an opponent of Portales, was exiled to Lima, Peru (1843), Francis spent his early years between Santiago and the city. There he lived the political events of the civil war of 1829-1830.
In Peru he studied Astronomy, Sciences, Music, and also practiced swimming and gymnastics.
He returned to Santiago in 1839 and studied at the Instituto Nacional, taking courses such as Law-Public Law-Constitutional and People, Latin and philosophy, but did not win the title. His teachers were José Andrés Bello and final public appearance Victorino Lastarria.Su was in 1844 when he published his controversial book The Chilean Sociability. He settled in Paris in 1845. He returned to Chile in 1850, the year he also founded the Society of Equality .. In 1851 he led an insurrection against the government of Manuel Montt, after which they had to travel to Peru. He never returned to Chile.
In Lima, he joined the peruvian political life. In May 1855 he had to leave the country after being persecuted for criticizing the clergy.. He went back to Europe, settling in Paris and Belgium.
In 1857 he returned to the Americas, specifically Argentina, where he died in 1865.