Francisco Ramón Vicuña
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Francisco Ramón Vicuña Larraín (1775 - January 13, 1849) was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as acting President of Chile between 1829 and 1830.
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[edit] Early life
He was born in Santiago on 1775, the son of Francisco de Vicuña Hidalgo y Zavala and María del Carmen Larrain Salas y Vicuña. He married Mariana de Aguirre y Boza, and had 11 children with her.
In 1810, Vicuña participated in Chile's war for independence and organized the first firearms production in the country. In 1811, he represented Osorno in the congress, which was to give Chile a constitution, in 1814, he moved to the Senate of Chile. Then, he was arrested for conspiracy against the Spanish crown and banished into exile. Only after Chile's victory at the battle of Chacabuco in 1817, was he able to return to his home land. Bernardo O'Higgins appointed him as a government representative to the northern provinces.
[edit] Political life
In 1823 he became the head of the administration of Santiago and then as a delegate to the constitutional convention that year. He was one of the main defenders of the Federalist position championed by José Miguel Infante. In 1825 the Supreme Director of Chile Ramón Freire appointed him to be his deputy as well as foreign and interior minister and at times acting war, naval, and finance minister.
In 1829, when Francisco Antonio Pinto was elected President of Chile, the runner-ups where Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, a liberal federalist, and José Joaquín Prieto, a conservative centralist, who both received the same amount of votes. Nonetheless, congress, the majority of which was liberal, declared Joaquín Vicuña, a distant third and brother of Francisco Ramón (who was president of the senate) Vice-President. The centralists outraged decided for armed resistance and the Chilean Revolution of 1829 broke out.
In the ensuing civil war between the conservative centralists and the liberal federalists, Pinto was forced twice to leave the post of president to Vicuña. First, from July 14 to October 19, when Vicuña assumed as President Delegate, and then finally when he resigned on November 2 and Vicuña assumed power. On December 7, 1829 the conservative troops under José Joaquín Prieto approached Santiago from the South. The government under Vicuña fled northward to Coquimbo, where they were, however, imprisoned by the victorious conservative troops. Then, Chile was without a leader for a few weeks (from December 7 to 24, 1829) until a new governmental junta was organized and took control under José Tomás Ovalle.
Under the centralist governments of José Joaquín Prieto and Manuel Bulnes, the liberal Vicuña could not hold any governmental positions. He died in Santiago on January 13, 1849.
[edit] Cabinet 1° administration
| Ministry | Name |
|---|---|
| Interior | Melchor José Ramos |
| Foreign Affairs | Juan Francisco de Zegers |
| War | Santiago Muñoz Bezanilla |
| Navy | José Manuel Calderón |
| Finance | Manuel José Huici |
[edit] Cabinet 2° administration
| Ministry | Name |
|---|---|
| Interior and Foreign Affairs | Melchor José Ramos (Interior) Juan Francisco de Zegers (Foreign Affairs) José Nicolás de la Cerda |
| War and Navy | Santiago Muñoz Bezanilla (War) José Manuel Calderón (Navy) José Antonio Pérez de Cotapos |
| Finance | José Raymundo Pedro José Prado |
[edit] External links
- This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
| Preceded by: Francisco Antonio Pinto |
President Delegate of Chile 1829 |
Succeeded by: Francisco Antonio Pinto |
| Preceded by: Francisco Antonio Pinto |
President of Chile 1829 |
Succeeded by: José Tomás Ovalle |
| Preceded by: Juan de Dios Vial del Río |
Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs 1825-1826 |
Succeeded by: Ventura Blanco Encalada |
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