Portales, Diego José Víctor, 1793-1837
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Fuller Name
- Portales Palazuelos
Variants
- Portales Palazuelos, Diego, 1793-1837
- Palazuelos, Diego Portales, 1793-1837
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1793-06-26
Death Date
- 1837-06-06
Birth Place
- Santiago (Chile)
Associated Locale
- Valparaíso (Chile)
Associated Language
- Spanish
Occupation
Chief minister
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Sources
- found: El antimilitarista Diego Portales, 1990?:title page (published Edicones Colo-Colo in Chile) page 24 (Diego Portales born in 1793; assassinated in 1837 when he was 43 as minister by members of the military)
- found: Encyclopedia Britannica online, September 25, 2015:(Diego Portales; Diego José Víctor Portales; born June 26, 1793 in Santiago, Viceroyalty of Peru [now in Chile]; died June 6, 1837 in Valparaíso, Chile; politician; for seven years virtual dictator who was instrumental in establishing political order and instituting economic progress in Chile; disliked by some Chileans during his lifetime, he became a symbol of Chilean unity after his death; born into a middle-class family, Portales amassed a small fortune early in life; in 1824 he was awarded a monopoly on tobacco, tea, and liquors that proved immensely profitable but aroused the anger of the Chilean landowners; upon termination of the monopoly after a few years, Portales founded two newspapers to expound his authoritarian doctrines; when the Conservative Party entered office in 1830, he was, as chief minister, the real power in the land; disdainful of political freedoms, he imprisoned his pipiolo (liberal) opponents, silenced the opposition press, and subdued the army; Portales ruled through the constitution of 1833, a document that created a centralized state dominated by the conservative oligarchy; liberals and military leaders were barred from participation in the government; disturbed by increasing trade competition from Lima and the threat of a combined Peru-Bolivia confederation, Portales initiated war with the Peru-Bolivia alliance in 1836, which was ultimately won by Chile, but he was assassinated by rebellious militaries while reviewing his troops) - http://www.britannica.com/biography/Diego-Portales
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- 1982-02-26: new
- 2015-09-25: revised
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