| LC control no. | n 82006753 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Portales, Diego José Víctor, 1793-1837 |
| Variant(s) | Portales Palazuelos, Diego, 1793-1837 Palazuelos, Diego Portales, 1793-1837 |
| Birth date | 1793-06-26 |
| Death date | 1837-06-06 |
| Place of birth | Santiago (Chile) |
| Place of death | Valparaíso (Chile) |
| Profession or occupation | Chief minister |
| Found in | El antimilitarista Diego Portales, 1990?: title page (published Edicones Colo-Colo in Chile) page 24 (Diego Portales born in 1793; assassinated in 1837 when he was 43 as minister by members of the military) Encyclopedia Britannica online, September 25, 2015: (Diego Portales; Diego José Víctor Portales; born June 26, 1793 in Santiago, Viceroyalty of Peru [now in Chile]; died June 6, 1837 in Valparaíso, Chile; politician; for seven years virtual dictator who was instrumental in establishing political order and instituting economic progress in Chile; disliked by some Chileans during his lifetime, he became a symbol of Chilean unity after his death; born into a middle-class family, Portales amassed a small fortune early in life; in 1824 he was awarded a monopoly on tobacco, tea, and liquors that proved immensely profitable but aroused the anger of the Chilean landowners; upon termination of the monopoly after a few years, Portales founded two newspapers to expound his authoritarian doctrines; when the Conservative Party entered office in 1830, he was, as chief minister, the real power in the land; disdainful of political freedoms, he imprisoned his pipiolo (liberal) opponents, silenced the opposition press, and subdued the army; Portales ruled through the constitution of 1833, a document that created a centralized state dominated by the conservative oligarchy; liberals and military leaders were barred from participation in the government; disturbed by increasing trade competition from Lima and the threat of a combined Peru-Bolivia confederation, Portales initiated war with the Peru-Bolivia alliance in 1836, which was ultimately won by Chile, but he was assassinated by rebellious militaries while reviewing his troops) <http://www.britannica.com/biography/Diego-Portales> |
| Associated language | spa |
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