Manuel Blanco Encalada
| Manuel Blanco Encalada | |
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| In office August 14, 1826 – September 10, 1826 | |
| Vice President(s) | Agustín Eyzaguirre |
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| Preceded by | Title created |
| Succeeded by | Agustín Eyzaguirre |
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| Born | April 21, 1790 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | September 5, 1876 Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse | Carmen Gana López |
Manuel Blanco Encalada (April 21, 1790, Buenos Aires – September 5, 1876 Santiago de Chile) was a Vice-Admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President (1826).
Blanco Encalada, son of Chilean mother and Spanish father, was trained for the navy in Spain. Later, he joined the Chilean revolutionaries, where he served with distinction under Lord Thomas Cochrane and rose to rank of Vice-Admiral and commander of the Chilean forces in (1825), where he participated in the capture of Chiloe. For two months in the following year, he became President of the Republic. Later, he joined the wars against the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation and Spain (1865–1866). Later he became Governor of Valparaíso and minister to France.
| Preceded by: None | President of Chile 1826 | Succeeded by: Agustin Eyzaguirre |
| Preceded by: None | Navy General Commander 1818-1821 | Succeeded by: Jose Ignacio Zenteno |
| Preceded by: Santiago Aldunate | Navy General Commander 1847-1852 | Succeeded by: Robert Simpson |
| Presidents of Chile |  | |||
| Blanco Encalada | Freire | Pinto Díaz | Prieto | Bulnes | Montt Torres | Pérez | Errázuriz Zañartu | Pinto Garmendia | Santa María | Balmaceda | Montt Álvarez | Errázuriz Echaurren | Riesco | Montt Montt | Barros Luco | Sanfuentes | Alessandri Palma | Figueroa | Ibáñez del Campo | Montero | Aguirre Cerda | Ríos | González Videla | Alessandri Rodríguez | Frei Montalva | Allende | Pinochet | Aylwin | Frei Ruiz-Tagle | Lagos | Bachelet | ||||
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1790 births | 1876 deaths | Chilean people | Presidents of Chile | Chilean admirals | War of the Confederation people | Chincha Islands War people