Vicuña family
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The Vicuña family in Chile
became politically influential since the beginning of the 19th century, and played a very significant role in Chilean politics. Among its most prominent members we find:
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...
became politically influential since the beginning of the 19th century, and played a very significant role in Chilean politics. Among its most prominent members we find:
- Francisco Ramón Vicuña LarraínFrancisco Ramón VicuñaFrancisco Ramón de Vicuña Larraín was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as acting President of Chile in 1829. Francisco Vicuña was of Basque descent.-Early life:...
(1775-1849), politician and President of ChilePresident of ChileThe President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration... - Manuel Vicuña Larraín (1777-1843), first Archbishop of Santiago de ChileArchbishop of Santiago (Chile)The Archbishop of Santiago de Chile is a Roman Catholic title given to the archbishop of the church in the Diocese of Santiago de Chile. From 1561 to 1840 the title was a bishop but since 1840 with Manuel Vicuña Larraín it was elevated to archbishop status....
- Mariana de Aguirre y BozaMariana de AguirreMariana de Aguirre y Boza was First Lady of Chile as wife of Chile's late-1829 President Francisco Ramón Vicuña with whom she had six children....
(c.1780- c.1852), First Lady of ChileFirst Ladies of ChileFirst Lady of Chile is the unofficial title for the wife of the President of Chile. In colonial times the wives of the Royal Governors were known as Presidentas, title that was in use during the first half of the 19th century, but was slowly superseded by the newer of First Lady... - Pedro Félix Vicuña AguirrePedro Félix VicuñaPedro Félix Vicuña Aguirre was a Chilean journalist and one of the founders in 1827 of the newspaper El Mercurio de Valparaíso, the oldest existing newspaper in Spanish language...
(1805-1874), politician and journalist - Benjamín Vicuña MackennaBenjamín Vicuña MackennaBenjamín Vicuña Mackenna was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician. Vicuña Mackenna was of Irish and Basque descent.-Biography:...
(1831-1886), politician, historian and presidencial candidate in the 1876 electionChilean presidential election, 1876The Chilean presidential election of 1876 took place through a system of electors, and resulted in the election as President of Aníbal Pinto, who was the sole candidate.-Results:-References:#... - Claudio Vicuña Guerrero (1833-1907), politician, journalist and presidencial candidate in the 1891 electionChilean presidential election, 1891The Chilean presidential election of 1891 took place through a system of electors, and resulted in the election as President of Jorge Montt, who was the sole candidate.-Results:-References:#...