Manuel Blanco Encalada
| Manuel Blanco Encalada | |
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| Provisional President of Chile | |
| In office 9 July 1826 – 9 September 1826 |
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| Preceded by | Ramón Freire |
| Succeeded by | Agustín Eyzaguirre |
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| Born | 21 April 1790 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Gana López |
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Manuel José Blanco y Calvo de Encalada (April 21, 1790 – September 5, 1876) was a Vice-Admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President (Provisional)(1826).
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Biography
Born in Buenos Aires, Blanco Encalada was the son of the Spanish Manuel Lorenzo Blanco Cicerón and of the Chilean Mercedes Calvo de Encalada y Recabarren. He was trained for the navy in Spain. Later, during the Chilean War of Independence, he joined the Chilean forces, where he served with distinction under Lord Cochrane and rose to rank of Vice-Admiral and commander of the Chilean forces in (1825), where he participated in the capture of Chiloé. The following year, Congress elected him to the newly established position of President of the Republic. He soon had several fights with Congress, which was trying to install a federalist system, and resigned within two months.
Later, he joined the wars against the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation and Spain (1865–1866). After the war, he became Governor of Valparaíso and minister to France. He was also an active Freemason.[1] Blanco Encalada died in Santiago de Chile at the age of 86.
Cabinet
| The Blanco Encalada Cabinet | ||
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| Office | Name | Term |
| President | Manuel Blanco Encalada | 9 July 1826–9 September 1826 |
| Minister of Government & Foreign Affairs | Ventura Blanco Encalada | 8 March 1826–20 October 1826 |
| Minister of War & Navy | José María Novoa | 8 March 1826–21 June 1826 |
| Tomás Obejero | 21 June 1826–26 September 1826 | |
| Minister of Finance | Manuel José Gandarillas | 8 March 1826–12 September 1826 |
See also
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- See Chilean ship Blanco Encalada for the ships named in honor of Manuel Blanco Encalada.
- Ventura Blanco Encalada
- Biography (Spanish)
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by
Ramón Freire
(last Supreme Director) |
President of Chile 1826 |
Succeeded by Agustín Eyzaguirre |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by | Navy General Commander 1818-1821 |
Succeeded by José Ignacio Zenteno |
| Preceded by | Navy General Commander 1847-1852 |
Succeeded by Robert Simpson |
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