Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, often shortened to Instituto Nacional (National Institute), is a public boys' school in downtown

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which teaches 4.400 students between 7th and 12th grade. 170 teachers are employed. The school was founded on August 10, 1813 by

José Miguel Carrera José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (; October 15, 1785 – September 4, 1821) was a Chilean general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile. Carrera was the most impo ...

. Its official name is ''Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera''. The Instituto Nacional is one of the few public schools in Chile's largely privatized educational landscape. The school played a role in the long-running student protests for fairer education policies in 2006. When the protests began in 2019 with the increase in metro prices, the students at the Instituto Nacional called for collective fare evasion.

History

The school was founded on August 10, 1813 by Chile's first President and national hero, José Miguel Carrera. The official name is Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. During the military dictatorship under

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from 1976, the Chilean educational structures were fundamentally changed, most educational institutions were privatized and the educational system was largely transferred to municipal sponsorship. Despite rejection by the National Educational Institute (Centro de Alumnos del Instituto Nacional, CAIN) and a number of opposition parties, the military junta pushed through the dismantling of public education. In 1986 the administration of the Instituto Naticonal passed to the Municipality of Santiago. Rector Luis Molina Palacios who had been in office since 1975, then resigned; he had spoken out against the reform.

Notable alumni

The school's alumni include several former Presidents of Chile. * Manuel Bulnes Prieto, President of Chile (1841-1851) * Manuel Montt Torres, President of Chile (1851-1861) * José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano, President of Chile (1861-1871) *

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, President of Chile (1871–1876) * Aníbal Pinto Garmendia, President of Chile (1876–1881) * Domingo Santa María González, President of Chile (1881–1886) * José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández, President of Chile (1886–1891) * Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, President of Chile (1896–1901) * Germán Riesco Errázuriz, President of Chile (1901–1906) * Pedro Montt Montt, President of Chile (1906–1910) *

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, President of Chile (1910–1915) * Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaégui, President of Chile (1915–1920) * Emiliano Figueroa Larraín, President of Chile (1925–1927) *

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, President of Chile (1938–1941) * Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile (1958–1964) * Salvador Allende Gossens, President of Chile (1970–1973) *

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, President of Chile (2000–2006) * Manuel Pardo, 31st President of Peru * Miguel Luis Amunátegui, Chilean Historian * Francisco Bilbao, Chilean writer, philosopher, and politician * Camilo Henríquez, Priest, author, and politician * José Victorino Lastarria, Chilean writer, legislative deputy, senator, diplomat, and finance minister *

Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna (August 25, 1831 – January 25, 1886) was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician. Vicuña Mackenna was of Irish and Basque descent. Biography Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna was born in Santiago, the ...

, Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician * Ramón Allende Padín, Chilean physician and politician * Manuel Baquedano, Chilean soldier and politician * Alberto Cabero, Chilean politician * Pedro Lira, Chilean painter and art critic *

José Toribio Medina José Toribio Medina Zavala (; October 21, 1852 - December 11, 1930) was a Chilean bibliographer, prolific writer, and historian. He is renowned for his study of colonial literature in Chile, printing in Spanish America and large bibliographies su ...

, Chilean bibliographer, prolific writer, and historian *

Arturo Prat Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón (; April 3, 1848 – May 21, 1879) was a Chilean lawyer and navy officer. He was killed in the Battle of Iquique, during the War of the Pacific. During his career, Prat had taken part in several naval engagements, i ...

, Chilean lawyer and navy officer * Pedro Sienna, Chilean playwright, poet, journalist, art critic, and actor

References

Schools in Santiago Metropolitan Region Boys' schools in Chile 1813 establishments in the Captaincy General of Chile {{Chile-school-stub