Alberto Edwards
Born(1874-11-25)25 November 1874
Valparaíso, Chile
Died3 April 1932(1932-04-03) (aged 57)
Santiago, Chile
EducationPontifical Catholic University and University of Chile (LL.B.; 1896)
Occupation(s)Politician, lawyer and historian
FamilyEdwards family
SchoolConservative revolution, nationalism, authoritarianism
InstitutionsPontifical Catholic University of Chile
Main interests
Essay, philosophy of history

Luis Alberto Edwards Vives[1] (25 November 1874 in Valparaíso – 3 April 1932 in Santiago) was a Chilean historian, nationalist politician and lawyer. He was a member of the influential Edwards family. His most famous work (highly influenced by Oswald Spengler and the German Conservative Revolution) was La fronda aristocrática en Chile (1928). This analyzed the history of Chile in the 19th century as a conflict between the authoritarian state and the aristocracy.[2]

Politician

Edwards was member of the National (Montt-Varist) Party, and its deputy from 1909 to 1912 representing Valparaíso and Casablanca. In 1915 he founded the Nationalist Party[3] along with Francisco Antonio Encina and Guillermo Subercaseaux.[1]

Edwards served as a Minister of Finance in the presidency of Emiliano Figueroa Larraín from November 1926 to February 1927.[4] During the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, a proto-fascist president,[5] he headed several Ministries: Education from October 1930 to April 1931; Foreign Affairs in July 1931; and Justice in late 1931.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Luis Alberto Edwards Vives". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Alberto Edwards: La Fronda Aristocrática en Chile". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ Sznajder, Mario. "Politics in History: The Chilean radical right in the 20th century" (PDF). redalyc.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ Finance, United States Congress Senate Committee on (1931). Sale of Foreign Bonds Or Securities in the United States: Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Seventy-second Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 19 a Resolution Authorizing the Finance Committee of the Senate to Investigate the Sale, Flotation, and Allocation by Banks, Banking Institutions, Corporations, Or Individuals of Foreign Bonds Or Securities in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. ^ Cristi, R. & Ruiz, C. (2016). El pensamiento conservador en Chile. Editorial Universitaria, p. 13.


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