The Subercaseaux family is a

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an family of

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descent. They became well known during the 19th century due to their wealth amassed in Norte Chico. They have played a very significant role in Chilean mining,

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, politics and arts.

Prominent members

* Benjamín Subercaseaux (1902–1973), writer and researcher. * Elizabeth Subercaseaux (born 1945), journalist and writer. * (c.1730–1800), the family

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and mining industry pioneer. *

Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux (23 September 1908 – 4 January 1982) - in religious Francisco - was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate who was a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and served as the first Bishop of Osorno f ...

(1908–1982), Capuchin missionary. Declared "

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in 2014. * (born 1943), painter. * (1790–1859), entrepreneur and politician. * Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña (1854–1937), painter and diplomat. His three sons were: ** Juan Subercaseaux (1896–1942), archbishop **

Luis Subercaseaux Luis Subercaseaux Errázuriz (10 May 1882 – 1973) was a Chilean diplomat and athlete. He is claimed to be the first Chilean and Latin American sportsman to have competed in the Olympic Games, at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Biography B ...

(1882–1973), athlete and politician **

Pedro Subercaseaux Pedro León Maximiano María Subercaseaux Errázuriz (; December 10, 1880 – January 3, 1956) was a Chilean painter, son of the painter and diplomat Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña. He painted many portraits about events from the history of Chi ...

(1880–1956), painter * Victoria Subercaseaux (1848–1931), socialite.

External links

Genealogy of the Subercaseaux family
@ Genealog. Chilean families Subercaseaux family {{chile-hist-stub