Francisco Ramón Vicuña
Francisco Ramón Vicuña | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Delegate President of Chile | |
| In office 2 November 1829 – 7 December 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Antonio Pinto |
| Succeeded by | José Tomás Ovalle |
| In office 16 July 1829 – 19 October 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Antonio Pinto |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Antonio Pinto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1775 Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Mariana de Aguirre |
Francisco Ramón de Vicuña Larraín (Latin American Spanish: Basque descent.[1]
Early life
He was born in
Santiago on 1775, the son of Francisco de Vicuña Hidalgo y Zavala and of María del Carmen Larraín Salas y Vicuña. He married Mariana de Aguirre
, and had 11 children with her.
In 1810, Vicuña participated in
conspiracy against the Spanish crown and banished into exile. Only after Chile's victory at the battle of Chacabuco in 1817, was he able to return to his home land. Bernardo O'Higgins
appointed him as a government representative to the northern provinces.
Political life
In 1823 he became the head of the administration of
José Miguel Infante y Rojas. In 1825 the Supreme Director of Chile Ramón Freire
appointed him to be his deputy as well as foreign and interior minister and at times acting war, naval, and finance minister.
In 1829, when
Chilean Civil War of 1829
broke out.
In the ensuing
José Joaquín Prieto Vial approached Santiago from the South. The government under Vicuña fled northward to Coquimbo, where they were, however, imprisoned by the victorious conservative troops. Then, Chile was without a leader for a few weeks (from December 7 to 24, 1829) until a Government Junta was organized and took control under José Tomás Ovalle
.
Under the centralist governments of
Santiago
on January 13, 1849.
Cabinet
| The Vicuña Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Office | Name | Term |
Minister of Government & Foreign Affairs | Melchor José Ramos | 16 July 1829–9 November 1829 |
| José Nicolás de la Cerda | 9 November 1829–7 December 1829 | |
| Secretary of War | José Santiago Muñoz | 16 July 1829–9 November 1829 |
| José Antonio Pérez de Cotapos | 9 November 1829–7 December 1829 | |
| Secretary of Navy | José Manuel Calderón | 16 July 1829–7 December 1829 |
| Minister of Finance | Manuel José Huici | 16 July 1829–9 November 1829 |
| Pedro José Prado | 9 November 1829–7 December 1829 | |
See also
- Vicuña family
- Chilean Civil War of 1829
- Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830
Sources
- Figueroa, Pedro Pablo (1901). Diccionario Biográfico de Chile (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. III. Santiago, Chile: Imprenta i Encuadernación Barcelona. p. 449.
- Pilleux Cepeda, Mauricio. "Recopilación de Genealogia Chilena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2009.
