Evaristo Merino Canales de la Cerda (died 27 August 1930) was the ninth

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of the commune of

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, office which he held between May 1927 and May 1928, although the latter date is disputed.

Biography

Personal life and early work

Evaristo Merino Canales, son of Evaristo Merino and Rita Canales married Rosa Silva Valenzuela on 8 June 1896, with whom he had ten children: Antonieta, Raquel, Eduardo, Jorge, Adolfo, Rosa, Evaristo, Marcial, Modesto, and Sergio. In March 1900, he began working as administrator of

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' resort in

, and did so until the death of Ross in October 1926.

Mayor of Pichilemu and death

He was appointed mayor of the ''junta de vecinos'' (neighbors' council) of Pichilemu by decree of the president on 15 May 1927. Local historian and journalist

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stated that Merino's mayorship lasted until his resignation in February 1928, as he wanted to "move definitely to his native

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", while

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asserts Merino's mayorship lasted until 14 May 1928. On 27 August 1930, just two years and a half since he left Pichilemu, he died in Curicó, and his ashes were buried at the local cemetery, in a mausoleum which he shares with his wife, who died in August 1925.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Merino, Evaristo 1930 deaths People from Curicó Mayors of Pichilemu 1868 births