Balmaceda family
Chilean political family of Basque descent
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The Balmaceda family of Chile became politically influential during the 19th century, and played a significant role in Chilean politics. The Balmaceda family is of Basque descent. They are members of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile.[1]
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CountryChile
Place of originBasque Country
| Balmaceda family | |
|---|---|
| Chilean political family | |
Arms of the Balmaceda family | |
| Country | Chile |
| Place of origin | Basque Country |
Main branch
- Manuel José de Balmaceda Ballesteros (1803–1869), landowner and Liberal Party politician; married María Encarnación Fernández Salas.[2]
- José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández (1840–1891), Liberal Party politician, 10th President of Chile and farmer; married Emilia de Toro.[3]
- Pedro Balmaceda Toro (1868–1889), poet and editor
- José Enrique Balmaceda Toro (1878–1962), politician and diplomat.[4]
- José Vicente Balmaceda Fernández (1845–1920), farmer, politician and soldier; married Virginia Zañartu Rivera (1849-1896).[5]
- José María Balmaceda Fernández (1846–1899), farmer and politician; married Amelia Saavedra Rivera.[6]
- Carlos Balmaceda Saavedra (1879–1958), agricultural engineer and Liberal Democratic politician; married Marta Lazcano Valdés.[7]
- José Elías Balmaceda Fernández (1849–1917), politician, poet and farmer.[8]
- José Rafael del Carmen Balmaceda Fernández (1850–1911), politician and diplomat; married Ana Bello Codesido.[9]
- Ernesto Balmaceda Bello (1887–1906), diplomat and murder victim
- José Exequiel Balmaceda Fernández (1851–1887), politician and diplomat; married Adela Pérez Eatsman.[10]
- José Ramón Balmaceda Fernández (1856–1926); married Elisa Valdés del Solar Eastman.[11]
- Gustavo Balmaceda Valdés (1883–1924) writer; married Teresa Wilms Montt.[11][12]
- José Daniel Balmaceda Fernández (1861–1905), farmer and politician; married Trinidad Fontecilla Sánchez.[13]
- Ester Balmaceda Fontecilla; married Arturo Marín Vicuña
- Raúl Marín Balmaceda (1907–1957), lawyer and politician.[14]
- Ester Balmaceda Fontecilla; married Arturo Marín Vicuña
- José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández (1840–1891), Liberal Party politician, 10th President of Chile and farmer; married Emilia de Toro.[3]
Other notable members
- Manuel Montt Balmaceda (1925–2022) lawyer, academic, writer, the founder and rector of Diego Portales University
- Marta Montt Balmaceda (1934–2019), model and dancer
- José Julio Balmaceda Bravo (1954), business journalist and entrepreneur
- Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda (1961) National Renewal politician and businessperson; great-grandnephew of José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández and Arturo Alessandri, and grandnephew of Jorge Alessandri; married Soledad Bascuñán Rodríguez.[15]
- Javiera Balmaceda (1972), Chilean American film producer; married Fernando Gastón
- José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (1975), Chilean American actor
- Lux Balmaceda Pascal (1992), Chilean American actress and transgender activist
- Patricio Balmaceda Tafra (2002), Chilean Croatian lawyer and entrepreneur