Basilio Sánchez
Basilio Sánchez | |
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26th Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel | |
Succeeded by | Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez |
Personal details | |
Born | 1903 |
Nationality | Chilean |
Residence(s) | Pichilemu, Chile |
Occupation | Physician |
Basilio Sánchez Beguiristáin (1903 – 1992) was a Chilean physician. Between May 1960 and May 1963, Sánchez was the 26th Mayor of the commune of Pichilemu. He was also one of the founding members of the Pichilemu Fire Department (Cuerpo de Bomberos de Pichilemu) and was, for decades, the director of Pichilemu Hospital.
Biography
Little is known of Sánchez Beguiristáin before his arrival in Pichilemu in 1933, at age 30. According to Historia Hospital de Pichilemu from the Chilean Ministry of Health Library, Sánchez arrived "on holidays [...] and like others was delighted by [Pichilemu's] beauty and quietness", and decided to stay in Pichilemu to work as a doctor;
In 1960, Sánchez was elected Mayor of Pichilemu, and took office on 19 May.
Sánchez was a founding member of the Pichilemu Fire Department (Cuerpo de Bomberos de Pichilemu), which was established on 4 December 1945. He was named an honorary director of the fire department. Sánchez was also Superintendant of the Pichilemu Fire Department between 1950 and 1951, and between 1961 and 1969.[8] Moreover, he is recorded as a founding member of the Pichilemu Flying Club (Club Aéreo de Pichilemu); the club was founded on 2 November 1964.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Historia Hospital de Pichilemu" (PDF) (in Spanish). Biblioteca Ministerio de Salud Dr. Bogoslav Juricic Turina. September 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the originalon 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ “La Nación”, Santiago, 5 April 1960
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the originalon 1 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archived from the originalon 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- Pichilemu News(in Spanish).
No obstante, tras permanecer frente al municipio y contribuir también al progreso de Pichilemu, se reincorporó al servicio hasta el año 1976, ocasión en que llegaron dos jóvenes médicos de la Universidad de Concepción: Gastón Henríquez y Miguel Ángel Saavedra. Fue un hecho relevante, en donde la comunidad y el municipio con el alcalde designado Eduardo Parraguez Galarce –al tiempo de darle la bienvenida oficial a los dos jóvenes profesionales- se le tributó un homenaje público al Dr. Basilio Sánchez quien por espacio de casi cincuenta años había ejercido la medicina en la comuna; distinguiéndole con el título de "Hijo Ilustre de Pichilemu". Dirigentes sociales, ex autoridades –entre ellas el ex alcalde Felipe Iturriaga, durante tres períodos, fue una de ellas- y comunidad repletó la Pista Municipal.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- Pichilemu News (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile. Archivedfrom the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2013.