The Matte family is a rich, powerful and influential
Chilean family of
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
origin. According to ''
Forbes'' magazine, their wealth amounts to US$2.7 billion (2007).
Family origins
The Matte family's rise to power began in the 19th century when Francisco Javier Matte and his wife opened a textile store in downtown Santiago. In 1855 their son Domingo (who fathered 16 children) opened a bank in
Valparaíso with two of his sons, Augusto and Eduardo.
Prominent members
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Claudio Matte
Claudio is an Italian and Spanish first name. In Portuguese it is accented Cláudio. In Catalan and Occitan it is Claudi, while in Romanian it is Claudiu.
Origin and history
Claudius was the name of an eminent Roman gens, the most important me ...
: created the Matte syllabary and was
rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of the
University of Chile
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Augusto Matte: lawyer, diplomat, deputy and senator; also Finance Minister and Justice Minister
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Luis Matte Larraín
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Eugenio Matte Hurtado
Eugenio Matte Hurtado (6 December 1895 – 11 January 1934) was a Chilean lawyer and politician, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Chile and a founding member of the Socialist Party of Chile who served as the Minister of Interior of the Sociali ...
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Arturo Matte Alessandri Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur.
People
*Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer
*Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer
*Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Bra ...
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Luis Matte Valdés: minister under
Salvador Allende
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Eliodoro Matte Ossa: owner of the ''Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones'' paper mill (''La Papelera'') who famously protested President Allende's attempt to nationalize it
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María Patricia Matte Larraín: president of the Primary Instruction Society, owner of several schools for poor children in
Santiago
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Eliodoro Matte Larraín: president of conservative and influential
think-tank Public Studies Center Centro de Estudios Públicos
Centro de Estudios Públicos (CEP) is a non-profit Chilean think tank founded in 1980. Its stated mission is to “contribute to the development of a free and democratic society” through: 1) the analysis and dissemination of philosophical, pol ...
, CEP)
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Bernardo Matte Larraín
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Magdalena Matte Lecaros
Magdalena Matte Lecaros (born August 13, 1950) is a Chilean businesswoman and politician. She is member of the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) and was part of Chile's Ministry of Housing and Urban Development under Chile's former President Seb ...
: Minister of Housing & Urbanism; wife of senator
Hernán Larraín
Hernán Larraín Fernández (born September 21, 1947) is a conservative Chilean lawyer, university lecturer, and politician; he served as the Chilean Minister of Justice and Human rights, appointed by president Sebastián Piñera, between 2018 ...
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María Olga Matte Lira: actress, wife of economist and politician
Guillermo Larraín
Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People
*Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player
*Guillermo A ...
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Ricardo Matte Pérez: lawyer, senator and minister
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Pablo Larraín Matte: filmmaker, director of ''
No''
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Máximo Pacheco Matte
Jorge Máximo Arturo Pacheco Matte (born 12 February 1953) is a Chilean economist and politician. He served as minister of Michelle Bachelet's second government (2014−2018), specifically in Energy.
Early life
Born in the capital city San ...
: current minister of Energy
Sources
"The World's Billionaires (Chile)"''
Forbes''
“La sagrada familia”: Un recorrido por las dinastías chilenas''
Revista Cosas''
Chilean families
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