José Ignacio Cienfuegos
Fr. José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga (1 October 1762 – 8 November 1847) was a
Biography
Cienfuegos was born in
On October 9, 1813, he became a member of the Government Junta. During his term the junta adopted the national flag, founded the National institute of science and numerous primary schools throughout the country. In March 1814, Cienfuegos was elected titular member of the Consultive Senate of Chile. In 1814, after the defeat in the battle of Rancagua, Royalist General Mariano Osorio deported him to the Juan Fernández Islands, where he remained for two years. He was allowed to return after the victory at the battle of Chacabuco in 1817. He was named administrator of the Santiago Cathedral in 1818 and participated in the formulation of the Chilean Constitution of 1818. He was a member and President of the Conservative Senate of Chile between 1818 and 1820.
In 1821, Cienfuegos was sent to
On 1839 he resigned his bishopric and retired to the city of Talca, where he continue to work as a priest until his death on 8 November 1847, at the age of 85.
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