Manuel Montt
Manuel Montt | |
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 Montt in 1868 | |
| 5th President of Chile | |
| In office September 18, 1851 – September 18, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Bulnes |
| Succeeded by | José Joaquín Pérez |
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| Born | September 4, 1809 Rosario Montt Goyenechea |
Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres (Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈmont]; September 4, 1809 – September 21, 1880) was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.
Biography
Montt was born in
Montt had a distinguished career as a scholar, and was introduced into public life during the presidency (1831–1841) of
In 1849, botanist Claude Gay named Monttea, a genus of flowering plants from Argentina and Chile, belonging to the family Plantaginaceae in Manuel Montt's honour.[1]
Presidency
In 1851 Montt won the Chilean presidency, but the
Manuel Montt, as Chile's first civilian president, furthered the reforms begun by Diego Portales. With Vicente Perez Rosales, the Minister of Immigration, he encouraged the settlement of
Later life
On giving up the presidency in 1861, Montt became President of the Supreme Court of Chile, a position which he held up to his death in September 1880. Manuel Montt's nephew Jorge (born 1846) served as president of Chile in 1891–1896, as did Manuel Montt's son, Pedro (died 1910), between 1906 and 1910.
Manuel Montt died in Santiago de Chile on September 21, 1880, he was 71 years old. He gives his name to the town of Puerto Montt.
See also
References
- ^ "Monttea Gay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
Sources
- P. B. Figueroa, Diccionario biografico de Chile, 1550–1887 (Santiago, 1888)
- J. B. Suarez, Rasgos biograficos de hombres notables de Chile (Valparaiso, 1886)
External links
- Short biography (in Spanish)
- Genealogical chart of Montt family (in Spanish)
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