José Tadeo Mancheño y Laso de la Vega (ca. 1784–1855) was a Chilean political figure. Mancheño was born in Santiago, the son of José Antonio Mancheño and of Angelina Laso de la Vega. He was trained as a lawyer at the

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, where he graduated on October 29, 1810. He married Antonia Elizalde, and together they had eight children. During the Chilean War of Independence, he alternatively supported both sides. In the ''Patria Vieja'' period, he was

Secretary of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

between October 9, 1813 until March 9, 1814, nominated by the junta headed by

José Miguel Infante José Miguel Infante y Rojas (March 1778 - April 9, 1844) was a Chilean statesman and political figure. He served several times as deputy and minister, and was the force behind the Federalist movement in that country. Early life He was born in S ...

. After the Spanish ''Reconquista'', he served as juridical assessor and secretary of the Cabildo (''City hall'') of Santiago, a position he retained after the Battle of Chacabuco and the collapse of the Colonial government. Mancheño was appointed a member of the Court of Appeals first and later as a member of the

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. He was the secretary of the constitutional convention that redacted the Constitution of 1822. Elected Alternate Deputy for "Santiago" (1823), and later for "Curicó" (1824–1825). Administrator of the Hospital of ''San Juan de Dios''. Nominated member of the council of state. Elected Senador (1852–1861), he took his position on June 7, 1852; died before the end of his term at the age of 71.

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1780s births 1855 deaths Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Members of the Senate of Chile Supreme Court of Chile members People of the Chilean War of Independence Foreign ministers of Chile Politicians from Santiago Date of death missing {{Chile-politician-stub