Fernando de Errázuriz y Martínez de Aldunate (; 1 June 1777 – 16 August 1841), also known as Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate, was a

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. He served as provisional

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in 1831.

Biography

Errázuriz was born in

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, the son of Francisco Javier de Errázuriz y Madariaga and of María Rosa Aldunate y Guerrero Carrera. He became a lawyer and participated in the independence movement in Chile. On 2 October 1801 he married María del Carmen Sotomayor Elzo, with whom he had 8 children.

Chilean independence process (1810–1823)

In the First Government Junta (open council 1810 ), he was governor of the open council of 1810. Abdicacion--Ohiggins

During the period of the

Patria Vieja Old Fatherland (, ) refers to a time period in the history of Chile occurring between the First Junta of the Government (September 18, 1810) and the Disaster of Rancagua (October 1, 1814). In this period, Chilean measures were taken for the i ...

, he was elected deputy for

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in the First National Congress of 1811.

War of Independence of Chile

He participated in the War of Independence and suffered persecution during the Spanish conquest between 1814 and 1817. He regained his freedom after the patriot victory at

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on 12 February 1817. During the period of Patria Nueva, from 12 February 1817 until 28 January 1823, he was deputy for Rancagua. On the morning of 28 January 1823 an open council meeting was convened to ask for the abdication of the Supreme Director

Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; 20 August 1778 – 24 October 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque people, Basque-Spanish people, Spani ...

. The Government Junta was formed by Agustín de Eyzaguirre, Errázuriz and

José Miguel Infante José Miguel Infante y Rojas (March 1778 - April 9, 1844) was a Chilean statesman and political figure. He served several times as deputy and minister, and was the force behind the Federalist movement in that country. Early life He was born in ...

. On 12 December 1823 he was elected president of the Congress, which began to be bicameral. In 1823 he was senator for

and

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; as such, was appointed supreme director, delegated on 3 January 1824. He was senator of Santiago again between 1831 and 1834.

President of Chile

Provisional President of Chile: He served as president of the Provincial Assembly of the Santiago in 19 October 1826 and 26 November 1827. He was appointed interim president of the congress of plenipotentiaries in March 1830. Provisional President of Chile: On 8 March 1831, due to the resignation and subsequent death of José Tomás Ovalle was appointed accidental vice president or provisional president until 22 March. That day, he took the office, which was maintained until 18 September that year. Then he was succeeded by

José Joaquín Prieto José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

, who had been elected in the convened presidential vote.

Cabinet

References

External links

Genealogical chart of Errázuriz family
1777 births 1841 deaths F People from Santiago, Chile Chilean people of Basque descent Presidents of Chile People of the Chilean Civil War of 1829–30 Candidates for President of Chile Viceroyalty of Peru people {{Chile-politician-stub