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private Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...

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primary and secondary school, located in

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. The school was founded by the

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in 1856 and is run by the Jesuit St. Ignatius Foundation as a part of the Ignatian Educational Network of Chile, the Latin American Federation of Jesuit Colleges, and the

Latin American Federation of the Society of Jesus Latin American Federation of the Society of Jesus (FLACSI) promotes the Ignatian model in the network of schools and organizations of the Society of Jesus in the Latin America and Caribbean area. The federation includes 90 schools spread across L ...

(FLACSI). The school is the second oldest private school in Santiago after Padres Franceses de Santiago.

History

In 1854, San Ignacio was founded by Jesuits from

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at the behest of

Rafael Valentín Valdivieso Rafael Valentín Valdivieso Zañartu (November 2, 1804 – June 8, 1878) was a Chilean priest and lawyer, who worked as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile between 1848 and 1878. Biography Valdivieso was born on November 2, 1804. His parents were ...

, Archbishop of Santiago. The school opened in 1854 in Santiago and within a year had 150 students. To the classroom building and Jesuit residence the Church of St. Ignatius was added in 1859.

Notable alumni

* Rafael Araneda (1969) - TV presenter * Claudio Bravo (1936-2011) - painter *

Carlos González Cruchaga Carlos González Cruchaga (June 8, 1921 in Santiago, Chile – September 21, 2008) was a Chilean Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, ...

(1921-2008) - bishop of Talca (1967-1996) *

Federico Errázuriz Echaurren Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (Santiago, November 16, 1850 – Valparaíso, July 12, 1901) was a Chilean politician who served as the 12th President of Chile. Early life He was son of the president Federico Errázuriz Zañartu and of Eulogia ...

(1850-1901) - President of Chile * Mariano Fernandez (1945) - politician *

Javier Ángel Figueroa Javier Ángel Figueroa Larraín (January 17, 1862 – June 26, 1945) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and older brother of former President Emiliano Figueroa Larraín. He was sworn as a lawyer in 1882 and then married Agnes Cañas Arrieta, who bo ...

(1862-1945) - lawyer and politician * Emiliano Figueroa (1866-1931) - President of Chile * Vicente Huidobro (1893-1948) - poet * Alberto Hurtado (1901-1952) - saint *

Bernardo Leighton Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (August 16, 1909, Negrete, Bío Bío Province – January 26, 1995, Santiago) was a Chilean Christian Democratic Party politician and lawyer. He served as minister of state under three presidents over a 36-year care ...

(1909-1995) - politician *

Sergio Livingstone Serjio Robert Livingstone Pohlhammer (26 March 1920 – 11 September 2012), later simply known as Sergio Livingstone, was a Chilean goalkeeper, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" ("the toad") for his typica ...

(1920-2012) - association football player *

Pablo Longueira Juan Pablo Longueira Montes (born August 12, 1958) is a Chilean right-wing politician and industrial civil engineer who served as Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile from 2011 to 2013. He was a founding member of the Independent ...

(1958) - politician *

Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure (June 17, 1878 – June 18, 1941) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and businessman, and founder of the Santiago edition of ''El Mercurio'' newspaper. Early life Agustín Edwards was born in Santiago, the son of Agustín ...

(1878-1941) - lawyer and businessman *

Carlos Walker Martínez Carlos Walker Martínez (born in Vallenar on 2 February 1842; died in Santiago, Chile, on 5 October 1905) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and poet. Biography In September 1865, he was studying law at the University of Chile, when war with Spain ...

(1842-1905) - politician *

Juan Esteban Montero Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez (February 12, 1879 – February 25, 1948) was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932. Early life He was born in Santiago, the son of Benjamín Montero and of Eug ...

(1879-1948) - President of Chile *

Jaime Ravinet Jaime Ravinet de la Fuente (born 17 October 1946), is a Chilean politician, lawyer, academic and businessman. From 1990 to 2000 he was Mayor of Santiago, before becoming the Minister for Housing, Urban Planning and National Property in 2001, a p ...

(1946) - politician, businessman *

Felipe Seymour Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud (born 23 July 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Universidad de Chile. Club career Early career Born in Pirque, Santiago, Chile, Seymour ...

(1987) - association football player *

Julio Silva Solar Julio Silva Solar (8 June 1926 – 28 June 2014) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. Solar served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1965 to 1973. He then served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 9 Septem ...

(1926) - politician * Carlos Soto (1964) - association football player *

Raimundo Tupper Raimundo Tupper Lyon (1 January 1969 – 20 July 1995) was a Chilean professional football player, best known for his years with Universidad Católica. He was a left back. Club career Born into a family of five children (four males and one f ...

(1969-1995) - association football player *

Gabriel Valdes In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

(1919-2011) - politician

References

External links

Official website
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History

Notable alumni

See also

References

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