In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Portales and the second or maternal family name is Palazuelos.
His Excellency
Diego Portales
Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs
In office 11 September 1835 – 19 April 1837
President
José Joaquín Prieto
Preceded by
Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez
Succeeded by
Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez
In office 6 April 1830 – 1 May 1831
Preceded by
Mariano Egaña Fabres
Succeeded by
Ramón Errázuriz Aldunate
Minister of War
In office 21 September 1835 – 6 June 1837
President
José Joaquín Prieto
Preceded by
José Javier Bustamante Bustamante|José Javier Bustamante
Succeeded by
Ramón de la Cavareda
In office 17 January 1831 – 31 August 1832
Preceded by
José María de la Cruz Prieto
Succeeded by
Ramón de la Cavareda
Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy
In office 1833–1834
Preceded by
José Matías López Orrego
Succeeded by
Ramón de la Cavareda
Mayor of the province of Valparaíso
In office 1832–1833
Preceded by
José María de la Cruz
Succeeded by
Ramón de la Cavareda
Vice President of Chile
In office 18 September 1831 – 26 May 1833
President
José Joaquín Prieto
Preceded by
José Tomás Ovalle
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Deputy of the Republic
In office 29 March 1823 – 3 April 1823
Constituency
Santiago
Personal details
Born
Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos
(1793-06-16)June 16, 1793 Santiago, Kingdom of Chile
Died
June 6, 1837(1837-06-06) (aged 43) Valparaíso, Republic of Chile
Manner of death
Assassination
Resting place
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Josefa Portales y Larraín
(m. 1819; died 1821)
Domestic partner
Constanza de Nordenflycht y Cortés (1823–1837)
Profession
Entrepreneur, diplomat, politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Chile
Branch/service
Chilean Navy
Years of service
1829–1834
Rank
Admiral
Battles/wars
Chilean Civil War of 1829
Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈdjeɣopoɾˈtales]; June 16, 1793 – June 6, 1837) was a Chilean statesman and entrepreneur. As a minister of president José Joaquín Prieto's government, he played a pivotal role in shaping the state and politics in the 19th century, delivering with the Constitution of 1833 the framework of the Chilean state for almost a century. Portales' influential political policies included unitarianism, presidentialism and conservatism which led to the consolidation of Chile as a constitutional, authoritarian republic with the franchise restricted to upper class men.
While deeply unpopular during his lifetime, his murder in 1837, during a mutiny, has been judged a decisive factor during the War of the Confederation. Chilean public opinion shifted to support the war against the Peru–Bolivian Confederation. Many Chileans and historians view him as the power behind the throne of the early republic era, particularly in his shaping the Constitution of 1833. While he never assumed the presidency, his influence permitted him to serve simultaneously as the Minister of War, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Relations. He was an early proponent of Chilean expansionism.
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and executive director of The Women and Media Chair at Universidad DiegoPortales, and tenured professor at The Faculty of Communications of UDP. Paula...
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written and put into effect with high influence from the triple minister DiegoPortales. Two other civil wars happen in Chile in the 1850s, one in 1851 and...
until 1835. The land was owned by José Santiago Portales Larraín, who was the father of DiegoPortales. After the death of the head of the family, the...
architect and mountaineer. In 2012, he graduated as an architect from the DiegoPortales University and later devoted himself to taking mountaineering and rescue...
scientist Peter H. Smith, these include Juan Manuel de Rosas in Argentina; DiegoPortales of Chile, whose system lasted nearly a century; and Porfirio Díaz of...
tennis player DiegoPortales, Chilean politician Diego Rivera, Mexican painter Diego Rodríguez (son of El Cid), Spanish soldier Diego Sanchez, American...
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Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; 30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely...
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