Enrique Balmaceda in 1927

Enrique Víctor Aquiles Balmaceda Toro[1][2] (3 March 1878 – 4 January 1962) was a Chilean politician, diplomat and son of President José Manuel Balmaceda. He was of Basque descent[3] and a member of the Balmaceda family.[4]

Balmaceda was born in Santiago in 1878,[1] the seventh of eight children born to José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández and Emilia de Toro Herrera. He was baptised Enrique Víctor Aquiles.[5] His mother was the granddaughter of Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of La Conquista. Five of his siblings lived to adulthood. His father committed suicide in 1891, when Enrique was 13 years old.[6]

Balmaceda started his political career by joining the Liberal Democratic Party and was promptly elected deputy for "Itata" (1906–1909) in a 1907 by-election to replace deputy Alberto Sanfuentes who had died, but lost his bid for reelection. In the congressional elections of 1918, he was elected deputy for "Castro" (1918–1921) and was reelected for the same region (1921–1924). On 12 May 1921, President Arturo Alessandri appointed him Minister of War and Navy, position he held until 16 August 1921.[4]

During the first administration of President Carlos Ibáñez he was appointed Minister of the Interior from 23 May 1927 to 24 February 1928; he concurrently served as interim Minister of Public Works and of Justice. During the second administration of President Ibáñez, he was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Balmaceda died in Santiago, in 1962, two months shy of his 84th birthday.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Visión y Verdad Sobre Balmaceda (PDF) (in Spanish). Fundación Presidente Balmaceda. 1972. p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Balmaceda, varón de una sola agua (in Spanish). Editorial Los Andes. 1991. Retrieved 11 August 2017. ...María Emilia, Domingo Nicolás, Alberto José, María Elisa, Julia, María Catalina, Enrique Víctor Aquiles y José Manuel, dos de los cuales murieron muy niños...
  3. ↑ "Encuentra aquí información de Historia de Chile para tu escuela ¡Entra ya! | Rincón del Vago". 26 June 2003.
  4. 1 2 3 "José Enrique Balmaceda Toro". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Baptisms of Enrique Victor Balmaceda in the Chile, Select Baptisms, 1585–1932
  6. ↑ Ramírez Morales, Fernando. Breve Esbozo de la Familia del Presidente Jose Manuel Balmaceda Y Sus Relaciones Afines (1850–1925) (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 199. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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