Martín Calvo de Encalada y Recabarren (January 7, 1756 – July 2, 1828) was a

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an politician who participated as a member of Congress during the Chilean War of Independence.

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Martín Calvo Encalada was born in

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, the son of Manuel Calvo de Encalada Chacón, second Marquis of Villa Palma, and of Margarita de Racabarren Pardo de Figueroa. He joined the Spanish Army, and was a "maestre de campo" and a Lieutenant of the Cavalry Regiment of the Princess. He was integral of the First Junta of the Government of the Kingdom 1810 to 1811, and one of the strongest proponents of the independence of the country. He was part of the First National Congress of 1811 (July 4–20, 1811) as a deputy for

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and

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, and was elected its vice president. On August 11, 1811 he was elected president of the Provisional Executive Authority. After the

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he didn't try to emigrate to Argentina, staying in Chile and being incarcerated on the

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. Liberated from his captivity, he continued collaborating with the emancipation cause in

, integrating himself in 1818 to the ''Senado Conservador'' as a Senator, occupying the position until 1822. He became part of the

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in 1823 in capacity of a Councilor. He died in Santiago, at the age of 72.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvo Encalada, Martin 1756 births 1828 deaths Members of the Senate of Chile Chilean people of Basque descent Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile People of the Chilean War of Independence

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