Manuel Blanco Encalada | |
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1st President of Chile (Provisional President of the Republic) | |
In office 9 July – 9 September 1826 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Agustín Eyzaguirre |
1th and 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy | |
In office 25 June 1847 – "officially" until 1852 | |
Preceded by | José Santiago Aldunate |
Succeeded by | Julián Riesco Droguett |
In office 26 June 1818 – "officially" until 1821 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | José Ignacio Zenteno |
Intendant of Valparaiso | |
In office 25 June 1847 – "officially" until 1852 | |
Preceded by | José Santiago Aldunate |
Succeeded by | Julián Riesco Droguett |
Personal details | |
Born | Manuel José Antonio Blanco y Calvo Encalada 21 April 1790 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Monarchy (present-day Argentina) |
Died | 5 September 1876 Santiago, Chile | (aged 86)
Resting place | Santiago General Cemetery |
Nationality | Chilean |
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Children | Florencio, Félix, Carmen, Mercedes, Teresa and Adolfo |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Midshipmen |
Occupation | Military, political and diplomatic |
Profession | Naval officer |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Spain (1807–1812) Chile (1813–1876) Peru (1822–1823) |
Branch/service | Spanish Navy Chilean Army Chilean Navy Peruvian Navy |
Years of service | 1807–1875 |
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Commands | List
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Manuel José Antonio Blanco y Calvo Encalada (Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Monarchy, 21 April 1790 – Santiago, Republic of Chile, 5 September 1876), known simply as Manuel Blanco Encalada (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈβlaŋko eŋkaˈlaða])
Blanco Encalada was born into a noble and aristocratic family. His father was the Spanish jurist Lorenzo Blanco Cicerón (1743–1790), originally from Galicia, from a noble family,[Note 1] who was for much of his life an official of the Spanish Monarchy who served first as a prosecutor and then as a oidor. In America, he held such positions in the royal audiences of Santiago, Charcas and Buenos Aires from 1777 to 1790, the year of his death.[2]