Balmaceda family
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The Balmaceda family of Chile
became politically influential during the 19th century, and played a very significant role in Chilean politics The Balmaceda family is of Basque
descent. They are members of the Castilian
-Basque aristocracy in Chile.
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 during the 19th century, and played a very significant role in Chilean politics The Balmaceda family is of Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
descent. They are members of the Castilian
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
-Basque aristocracy in Chile.
- Manuel José de Balmaceda Ballesteros, politician
- José Manuel Balmaceda FernándezJosé Manuel BalmacedaJosé Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández was the 11th President of Chile from September 18, 1886 to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile...
(1840-1891), 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... - Emilia de Toro de Balmaceda, 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Governors were known as Presidentas, title that was in use during the first half of the 19th century, but was slowly superseded by the newer of First Lady...
- José Vicente Balmaceda Fernández (1845-1920), politician and soldier
- José María Balmaceda Fernández (1846-1899), politician and minister
- José Elías Balmaceda Fernández (1849-1917), politician and minister
- José Rafael Balmaceda FernándezJosé Rafael BalmacedaJosé Rafael del Carmen Balmaceda Fernández was a Chilean politician, diplomat and brother of President José Manuel Balmaceda. He was of Basque descent....
(1850-1911), politician and minister - José Exequiel Balmaceda Fernández (1851-1887), politician and diplomat
- José Daniel Balmaceda Fernández (1861-1905), politician
- Pedro Balmaceda ToroPedro BalmacedaPedro Balmaceda Toro was a Chilean writer and journalist, considered the promotor of the Modernismo school in Latin America. Pedro Balmaceda was of Basque descent.-Life and career:...
(1868-1889), poet and editor - Carlos Balmaceda Saavedra (1879-1958), politician and minister
- Enrique Balmaceda ToroEnrique BalmacedaEnrique Balmaceda , born José Enrique Balmaceda Toro, was a Chilean politician, diplomat and son of President José Manuel Balmaceda...
(1880-1962), politician and minister - Ernesto Balmaceda BelloErnesto BalmacedaErnesto Balmaceda Bello was a Chilean diplomat, who was murdered in Belgium in a celebrated case that came to define diplomatic privileges and immunities for the retinue and families of diplomatic staff. He was of Basque descent....
(1888-1906), diplomat and murder victim - Raúl Marín Balmaceda (1907-1957), politician