Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde

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Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde (baptized April 19, 1764; [1] died July 23, 1833 [2] ) was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and participated actively in the war of independence in that country.

De la Cruz was born in Talca. [3] A member of a royalist family, he was an active participant in the Chilean War of Independence. [4] [5] During the administration of Bernardo O'Higgins he was Minister of Finance twice, first in 1818 and then again in 1818–1820. [4] He died in Santiago [ citation needed ] on July 23, 1833. [2] [6]

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References

  1. Revista de estudios históricos (in Spanish). 1999. p. 27.
  2. 1 2 Donoso, Ricardo (1941). El marqués de Osorno, don Ambrosio Higgins, 1720-1801 (in Spanish). Publicaciones de la Universidad de Chile. p. 157.
  3. Barreda, Rafael (1898). Diccionario biográfico contempráneo sudamericano... (in Spanish). H. Lacquanti y ca. p. 66.
  4. 1 2 Perez Herrero, Pedro (2015). Fiscalidad, integración social y política exterior en el pensamiento liberal atlántico (1830-1930) (in Spanish). Marcial Pons. pp. 198–199. ISBN   978-84-9123-174-5.
  5. Cortés, José Domingo (1876). Diccionario biográfico americano (in Spanish). Tipografia Lahure. p. 144.
  6. Figueroa, Pedro Pablo (1888). Diccionario biográfico general de Chile: 1550-1887 (in Spanish). Impr. "Victoria" de H. Izquierdo. p. 155.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1818
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1818–1820
Succeeded by