Luis Alberto Edwards Vives (25 November 1874 in

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– 3 April 1932 in

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) was a Chilean historian, nationalist politician and lawyer. He was a member of the influential

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. His most famous work (highly influenced by

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and the

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) was ''La fronda aristocrática en Chile'' (1928). This analyzed the

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in the 19th century as a conflict between the authoritarian state and the

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Politician

Edwards was member of the National (Montt-Varist) Party, and its deputy from 1909 to 1912 representing Valparaíso and Casablanca. In 1915 he founded the Nationalist Party along with Francisco Antonio Encina and

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. Edwards served as a

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in the presidency of

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from November 1926 to February 1927. During the government of

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, a ''proto-

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'' president,Cristi, R. & Ruiz, C. (2016). ''El pensamiento conservador en Chile''. Editorial Universitaria, p. 13. he headed several Ministries:

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from October 1930 to April 1931;

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in July 1931; and

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in late 1931.

References

1874 births 1932 deaths People from Valparaíso

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