The Subercaseaux family is a
Chile
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an family of
French descent. They became well known during the 19th century due to their wealth amassed in
Norte Chico. They have played a very significant role in
Chilean mining,
winemaking
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, politics and arts.
Prominent members
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Benjamín Subercaseaux
Benjamín Subercaseaux Zañartu (1902–1973) was a Chilean writer and researcher. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1963.
Subercaseaux was the son of Benjamín Subercaseaux Browne and Ida Zañartu Luca. His father died shortly ...
(1902–1973), writer and researcher.
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Elizabeth Subercaseaux (born 1945), journalist and writer.
* (c.1730–1800), the family
patriarch
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and mining industry pioneer.
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Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux (1908–1982),
Capuchin missionary. Declared "
venerable
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Christianity
Cat ...
" by
Pope Francis
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in 2014.
* (born 1943), painter.
* (1790–1859), entrepreneur and politician.
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Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña (1854–1937), painter and diplomat. His three sons were:
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Juan Subercaseaux (1896–1942), archbishop
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Luis Subercaseaux (1882–1973), athlete and politician
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Pedro Subercaseaux
Pedro León Maximiano María Subercaseaux Errázuriz (; December 10, 1880 – January 3, 1956) was a Chilean painter, son of the painter and diplomat Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña. He painted many portraits about events from the history of Chile ...
(1880–1956), painter
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Victoria Subercaseaux (1848–1931), socialite.
External links
Genealogy of the Subercaseaux family@ Genealog.
Chilean families
Subercaseaux family
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