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Manuel Blanco Encalada
Oil painting by Manuel Blanco Encalada attributed to Nataniel Hughes, circa 1853
1st President of Chile (Provisional President of the Republic)
In office
9 July – 9 September 1826
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAgustín Eyzaguirre
1th and 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy
In office
25 June 1847 – "officially" until 1852
Preceded byJosé Santiago Aldunate
Succeeded byJulián Riesco Droguett
In office
26 June 1818 – "officially" until 1821
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJosé Ignacio Zenteno
Intendant of Valparaiso
In office
25 June 1847 – "officially" until 1852
Preceded byJosé Santiago Aldunate
Succeeded byJulián 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)
Died5 September 1876(1876-09-05) (aged 86)
Santiago, Chile
Resting placeSantiago General Cemetery
NationalityChilean
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
(m. 1818)
ChildrenFlorencio, Félix, Carmen, Mercedes, Teresa and Adolfo
Alma materRoyal Academy of Midshipmen
OccupationMilitary, political and diplomatic
ProfessionNaval officer
Awards
Signature
Military service
AllegianceSpain Spain (1807–1812)
Chile Chile (1813–1876)
Peru (1822–1823)
Branch/serviceSpanish Navy
Chilean Army
Chilean Navy
Peruvian Navy
Years of service1807–1875
Rank
Commands
List
  • A division of the Chilean Army (1814)
  • 1st Artillery Group of the Chilean Army (1818)
  • First Chilean Navy Squadron (1818;1824–1826)
  • Peruvian naval squadron (1822–1823)
  • Combined fleet of Chile, Peru and Gran Colombia (1825)
  • Naval squadron and army of Chile (1836–1837)
  • Combined fleet of Chile and Peru (1866)
Battles/wars

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])

Early life

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Family

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Coat of arms of Manuel Blanco Encalada

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]

Birth and early years

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Early naval career

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In the Spanish American wars of independence

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Land campaigns in Chile

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Commander of the First Chilean Navy Squadron

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In Cochrane's naval campaign in Peru

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New services for Chile and Peru

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Chiloé campaign

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Marriage and children

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In politics

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In the War of the Confederation

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Travel and cargo in Chile

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Minister Plenipotentiary in France

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Problems with Spain

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Last years

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Other details

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Personality

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Recognition

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Distinctions and decorations

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Election history

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Notes

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  1. ^ According to the Chilean historian Miguel Luis Amunátegui, Loreno Blanco Cicerón descended from one of the four counts of the Kingdom of Castile who were assassinated by King Ordoño II of León for wanting to become kings.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Fuenzalida Bade 1976, p. 559.
  2. ^ Barrientos Grandon, Javier. "Lorenzo Blanco Cicerón". Diccionario Biográfico Español (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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