Martín Calvo Encalada

Martín Calvo de Encalada y Recabarren (January 7, 1756 – July 2, 1828) was a Chilean politician who participated as a member of Congress during the Chilean War of Independence.

Martín Calvo Encalada
President of Provisional Executive Authority of Chile
In office
11 August 1811  4 September 1811
Preceded byJuan Antonio Ovalle
Succeeded byJuan Enrique Rosales
President of First National Congress of Chile
In office
20 July 1811  11 August 1811
Personal details
Born
Martín Calvo de Encalada y Recabarren

(1756-01-07)7 January 1756
Santiago, Captaincy General of Chile
Died2 July 1828(1828-07-02) (aged 72)
Santiago, Chile
Parent(s)Manuel Calvo de Encalada Chacón
Margarita de Racabarren Pardo de Figueroa

Biography

Martín Calvo Encalada was born in Santiago, the son of Manuel Calvo de Encalada Chacón, second Marquis of Villa Palma, and of Margarita de Racabarren Pardo de Figueroa. He joined the Spanish Army, and was a "maestre de campo" and a Lieutenant of the Cavalry Regiment of the Princess. He was integral of the First Junta of the Government of the Kingdom 1810 to 1811, and one of the strongest proponents of the independence of the country.

He was part of the First National Congress of 1811 (July 4–20, 1811) as a deputy for Talca and Curicó, and was elected its vice president. On August 11, 1811 he was elected president of the Provisional Executive Authority. After the Disaster of Rancagua he didn't try to emigrate to Argentina, staying in Chile and being incarcerated on the Juan Fernández Islands. Liberated from his captivity, he continued collaborating with the emancipation cause in Chile, integrating himself in 1818 to the Senado Conservador as a Senator, occupying the position until 1822. He became part of the Council of State in 1823 in capacity of a Councilor. He died in Santiago, at the age of 72.

Sources

  • Virgilio Figueroa (1928). Diccionario histórico, biográfico y bibliográfico de Chile, Tomo II. Santiago : Impr. y Litogr. La Ilustración.

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