The Vicuña family in

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became politically influential since the beginning of the 19th century, and played a very significant role in Chilean politics. Among its most prominent members we find: * Francisco Ramón Vicuña Larraín (1775-1849), politician and

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* Manuel Vicuña Larraín (1777-1843), first Archbishop of Santiago de Chile * Mariana de Aguirre y Boza (c.1780- c.1852),

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* Pedro Félix Vicuña Aguirre (1805-1874), politician and journalist * Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna (1831-1886), politician, historian and presidencial candidate in the 1876 election * Claudio Vicuña Guerrero (1833-1907), politician, journalist and presidencial candidate in the 1891 election * Benjamín Vicuña Luco (1978-), actor

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Genealogical chart of Errázuriz family
Chilean families Vicuña family Chilean families of Basque ancestry {{Chile-stub