Luis Barros Borgoño (; March 26, 1858 – July 26, 1943) was a

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who served as

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in 1925. Born in

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, he was the son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara. He graduated as a lawyer in 1880, held a position in the Supreme Court in 1884, was Minister of War and Navy on three occasions (1890, 1892 and 1895–96), was Minister of Foreign Affairs twice (1894 and 1918) and Finance Minister in 1901. As the conservative candidate in the Chilean presidential election of 1920, he faced the liberal

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and was defeated by a very slim margin. When Alessandri resigned again on October 1, 1925 Barros occupied the Vice-Presidency until December 23 of that same year, when

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took possession. Barros was also an author who focused on history. He wrote several volumes including ''The Muzzi Mission'', a ''Life of Admiral

Patricio Lynch Patricio Javier de los Dolores Lynch y Solo de Zaldívar (Valparaíso 18 December 1825 – 13 May 1886) was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and a rear admiral in the Chilean Navy, and one of the principal figures of the later stages of the War of ...

'' and ''Mission in the Plata'', in which he defended his uncle, Diego Barros and his participation in the negotiations with

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over the

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1858 births 1943 deaths Candidates for President of Chile Chilean Ministers of Defense Chilean Ministers of the Interior Chilean people of Galician descent Foreign ministers of Chile Mayors of Las Condes Members of the Chilean Academy of Language People from Santiago University of Chile alumni Vice presidents of Chile {{Chile-politician-stub