Alfredo Rosende
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Alfredo Rosende | |
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| Ambassador of Chile to Italy | |
| In office 1951–1951 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 5th Departmental Group |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 21 November 1941 – 2 April 1942 | |
| President | Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia |
| Preceded by | Leonardo Guzmán Cortés |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Morales Beltramí |
| In office 23 June 1947 – 14 July 1947 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| Preceded by | Luis Alberto Cuevas |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alberto Cuevas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1898 |
| Died | 27 January 1951 (aged 52) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Carmen Beytía Aguirre |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer, agriculturist, diplomat |
Carlos Alfredo Rosende Verdugo (30 December 1898 – January 1951) was a Chilean lawyer, agriculturist, diplomat and Radical Party politician who served three consecutive terms as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and held office as Minister of the Interior and Ambassador to Italy.[1]
Rosende Verdugo was born in Los Andes on 30 December 1898. He was the son of Luis Rosende Lopehandía and Irene de la Merced Verdugo Beytía.[1]
He completed his primary education in Los Andes and his secondary studies at the Internado Nacional Barros Arana. He later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 16 November 1920 after submitting the thesis Estudio médico-legal del sonambulismo provocado o hipnotismo.[1]
He married Carmen Beytía Aguirre, with whom he had five children: Carmen, Alfredo, Teresa, Ramón and Eugenio.[1]
Rosende Verdugo died in Rome, Italy, in late January 1951 while serving as Chilean ambassador.[1]
Professional career
Rosende practiced law in private practice and served as legal counsel to the Banco Español-Chile and the Transandine Railway. Until 1935 he worked in the law office of Pedro Aguirre Cerda and Armando Quezada Acharán.[1]
He was also engaged in agriculture, managing the Bellavista estate in Los Andes, and served as a councillor of the Agricultural Export Board under the Ministry of Agriculture.[1]