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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 Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...
(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),
First Lady of Chile The first lady of Chile () is the title for the wife of the president of Chile, who is traditionally responsible for directing and coordinating activities in the social field of the presidency and accompanying the president in ceremonies or offici ...
*
Pedro Félix Vicuña Aguirre Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese, and Galician language, Galician name for ''Peter (given name), Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic fo ...
(1805-1874), politician and journalist *
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna (August 25, 1831 – January 25, 1886) was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician. Vicuña Mackenna was of Irish and Basque descent. Biography Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna was born in Santiago, the ...
(1831-1886), politician, historian and presidencial candidate in the 1876 election *
Claudio Vicuña Guerrero Claudio Vicuña Guerrero (Santiago, December 31, 1833 - Santiago, February 28, 1907) was a politician and diplomat from Chile, who served as Minister of the Interior between 1890 and 1891 during the government of José Manuel Balmaceda, in the m ...
(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