Juan de la Cruz Donoso Cienfuegos (1805–1859) was a

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an politician and journalist. He was born in

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, in 1805. He died in the same city in 1859. He was the son of Don José Antonio Donoso and Arcaya and Maria Dolores Arteaga Cienfuegos. He was married to Rosa Fantóbal Donoso.

Education and early career

He studied in parochial schools in Talca, then later dedicated himself to self-taught courses in journalism. He was one of the forerunners of journalism in his hometown, when he founded the newspaper "The Alpha" in 1844. He later headed several other newspaperswhile maintaining control of the first talquino newspaper.

Political career

He joined the Conservative Party, for which he was elected deputy of

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and Santa Cruz in two consecutive periods (1855-1861), integrating in this period, the Standing Committee on Petitions Ratings. When he died he had already made a great fortune, being the owner of farms such as "Chocoa" and "Huaipillo", on the latter of which he lived until his death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donoso, Juan De La Cruz 1805 births 1859 deaths Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile People from Talca