Balmaceda family

Balmaceda family
Chilean political family
Arms of the Balmaceda family
Country	Chile
Place of origin	Basque Country

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]

Main branch

José Manuel Balmaceda. President of Chile 1886-1891.

• Manuel José de Balmaceda Ballesteros  [ es ] (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  [ es ]. ^[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  [ es ] (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  [ es ] (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  [ es ] (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]

Other notable members

• Manuel Montt Balmaceda  [ es ] (1925–2022) lawyer, academic, writer, the founder and rector of Diego Portales University
• Marta Montt Balmaceda  [ es ] (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  [ es ] (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

See also

• History of Chile

References

1. Historia de Chile. Html.rincondelvago.com (2003-06-26). Retrieved on 2016-05-09.
2. "Manuel José De Balmaceda Ballesteros: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025..
3. "José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández: Presidentes de la República de Chile". Historia Política; Presidentes de la República de Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025..
4. "José Enrique Balmaceda Toro: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025..
5. "José Vicente Balmaceda Fernández: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
6. "José María Balmaceda Fernández: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
7. "Carlos Balmaceda Saavedra: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
8. "José Elías Balmaceda Fernández: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
9. "José Rafael del Carmen Balmaceda Fernández: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
10. "José Exequiel Balmaceda Fernández: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
11. "Desde lo alto (1917)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago: Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
12. "Teresa Wilms Montt (1893-1921)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago: Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
13. "José Daniel Balmaceda Fernández: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Historia Política; Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
14. "Raúl Marín Balmaceda: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias" (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
15. "Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda: Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias" (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2025.