Manuel Martín José Recabarren Rencoret (October 20, 1826 – June 5, 1901) was a

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and liberal politician. He served several times as minister. He was born in

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, the son of Manuel Recabarren Aguirre and of Martina Rencoret Cienfuegos. After completing his studies at the Instituto Nacional, he graduated as a lawyer from the

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on May 9, 1865. Recabarren was named teacher of Political Economy at the Instituto Nacional in 1842 and he married Carolina del Solar Marín in 1859, but they were childless. He started his political career by joining the

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and participating in the 1851 Revolution, during which he was captured and deported. He returned to Chile in 1862 and joined the staff of the ''La Voz de Chile'' (''Voice of Chile'') newspaper. On June 28, 1864 he was elected deputy for

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. In 1866, he became the secretary of the Fleet during the

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. President Aníbal Pinto named him

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, during which time he personally campaigned in the Arauco border to pacify a

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rebellion and founded several forts to support the Malleco border. Recabarren was elected a Senator for

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, in 1879, then for Arauco in 1882, for Concepción in 1888, and again for Arauco in 1891, being reelected in 1894 and 1897. He died in Santiago, at the age of 75.

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Official biographical sketch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Recabarren, Manuel 1826 births 1901 deaths People from Santiago Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean people of French descent Liberal Party (Chile, 1849) politicians Radical Party of Chile politicians Government ministers of Chile Senators of the XXIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XXV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile University of Chile alumni People of the Occupation of Araucanía