Fernando de Errázuriz y Martínez de Aldunate (; June 1, 1777 – August 16, 1841), also known as Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate, was a

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. He served as provisional

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in 1831.

Biography

Errázuriz was born in

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, the son of Francisco Javier de Errázuriz y Madariaga and of María Rosa Aldunate y Guerrero Carrera. He became a lawyer and participated in the independence movement in Chile. On October 2, 1801 he married María del Carmen Sotomayor Elzo, with whom he had 8 children.

Chilean independence process (1810–1823)

In the First Government Junta (open council 1810 ), he was governor of the open council of 1810. Abdicacion--Ohiggins

During the period of the

Patria Vieja Patria Vieja (, ) refers to a time period in the History of Chile occurring between the First Junta of the Government (September 18, 1810) and the Disaster of Rancagua (October 1, 1814). In this period, Chilean measures were taken for the imp ...

, he was elected deputy for

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in the First National Congress of 1811.

War of Independence of Chile

He participated in the War of Independence and suffered persecution during the Spanish conquest between 1814 and 1817. He regained his freedom after the patriot victory at Chacabuco on February 12, 1817. During the period of Patria Nueva, from February 12 of 1817 until January 28 of 1823, he was deputy for Rancagua. On the morning of January 28, 1823, an open council meeting was convened to ask for the abdication of the Supreme Director

Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque-Spanish and Irish ancestry. Alth ...

. The Government Junta was formed by Agustín de Eyzaguirre, Errázuriz and José Miguel Infante. On December 12 of 1823, he was elected president of the Congress, which began to be bicameral. In 1823 he was senator for

and President of the Senate; as such, was appointed supreme director delegated January 3 of 1824. He was senator of Santiago again between 1831 and 1834.

President of Chile

Provisional President of Chile: He served as president of the Provincial Assembly of the Santiago in October 19 of 1826 and November 26 of 1827. He was appointed interim president of the congress of plenipotentiaries in March 1830. Provisional President of Chile: On March 8 of 1831, due to the resignation and subsequent death of José Tomás Ovalle was appointed accidental vice president or provisional president until March 22. That day, he took the office, which was maintained until September 18 of the same year. Then he was succeeded by

José Joaquín Prieto José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

, who had been elected in the convened presidential vote.

Cabinet

References

External links

Genealogical chart of Errázuriz family
1777 births 1841 deaths F People from Santiago Chilean people of Basque descent Presidents of Chile People of the Chilean Civil War of 1829–30 Candidates for President of Chile {{Chile-politician-stub