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José Manuel Balmaceda
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Chilean politician and President (1840-1891)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Domingo Santa María
- Succeeded by
- Manuel Baquedano
- Born
- ( 1840-07-19 ) 19 July 1840, Hacienda Bucalemu, Santo Domingo , Chile
- Died
- ( 1891-09-19 ) 19 September 1891, Santiago , Chile
- Cause of death
- Suicide by firearm
- Party
- Liberal
- Spouse
- Emilia de Toro ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1865 )
- Relations
- José Rafael Balmaceda (brother), Emilio Bello Codesido (son-in-law)
- Children
- 8, including, Pedro Balmaceda , Enrique Balmaceda
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Chile
- Place of birth
- Santo Domingo
- Place of death
- Santiago
- Child
- Enrique Balmaceda
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Political party
- Liberal Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- JoseManuelBalmaceda.JPG
- Work location
- Santiago
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- date of birth
- 1840-07-19
- date of death
- 1891-09-18
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- José Manuel Balmaceda
- place of burial
- Santiago General Cemetery
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- José Manuel Balmaceda
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- second family name in Spanish name
- Fernández
- Commons category
- José Manuel Balmaceda
- Commons Creator page
- José Manuel Balmaceda
- has works in the collection
- Memoria Chilena
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Encyclopedic overview
José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández ( Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwel βalmaˈseða]; July 19, 1840 – September 19, 1891) was a Chilean politician who served as the 11th President of Chile from 18 September 1886 to 29 August 1891. A controversial figure, Balmaceda's political disagreements with the Chilean congress led to the 1891 Chilean Civil War. Following the government forces' defeat at the Battle of Placilla, Balmaceda took refuge in the Argentine embassy where he later died by suicide.
Early life and education
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