List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy

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Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy
Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy.svg
Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy
Juan Andres De La Maza Larrain.jpg
since 18 June 2021
Flag of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy
Reports to Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence
Seat Valparaíso
Appointer President of Chile
Term length 4 years
Formation1817
First holder Rudecindo Alvarado

This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy (Spanish : Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817.

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The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain. He was appointed by former President Sebastian Piñera on 18 June 2021. [1]

List

Valparaíso governor (1812–1818)

No.PictureValparaíso governorTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Fco. de la Lastra.JPG
Lastra, FranciscoColonel
Francisco de la Lastra
(1777–1852)		181218141–2 years
2
Rudecindo Alvarado.jpg
Alvarado, RudecindoLieutenant Colonel
Rudecindo Alvarado
(1792–1852)		181718720 years
(1)
Fco. de la Lastra.JPG
Lastra, FranciscoColonel
Francisco de la Lastra
(1777–1852)		181718180–1 years
PortraitRankNameTook officeLeft office
MBlancoE.jpg Navy Captain 1st Class Manuel Blanco Encalada 18181821
JIgnacioZenteno.jpg Colonel José Ignacio Zenteno del Pozo 18211825
Fco. de la Lastra.JPG GeneralFrancisco de la Lastra de la Sotta18251829
JoseMariaCruz.jpg Division General José María de la Cruz Prieto 18291831
No image.png José Matías López Orrego 18311833
DPortalesP.jpg Colonel of Militia Diego Portales Palazuelos 18331834
Ramon de la Cavareda.jpg Colonel Ramón de la Cavareda Trucios 18341837
No image.png Colonel Victorino Garrido 18371842
JoseMariaCruz.jpg Division General José María de la Cruz Prieto 18421843
RWSimpson.jpg Commodore Robert Winthrop Simpson 18431844
JJPrieto.JPG Division General José Joaquín Prieto Vial 18441845
Roberto Simpson.JPG Navy CaptainRobert Winthrop Simpson18451846
JSAldunate.jpg General José Santiago Aldunate Toro 18461847
MBlancoE.jpg Vice AdmiralManuel Blanco Encalada18471852
Roberto Simpson.JPG Rear AdmiralRobert Winthrop Simpson18521853
No image.png Julián Riesco Droguett 18531856
No image.png Domingo Espiñera Riesco 18561858
No image.png Manuel Valenzuela Castillo 18581858
No image.png Jovino Novoa Vidal 18591859
Juan Vidaurre-Leal Morla.jpg General Juan Vidaurre-Leal Morla 18591859
CSaavedraRodriguez.jpg Colonel Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez 18601860
No image.png GeneralJosé Santiago Aldunate Toro18611864
No image.png Juan Ramón Lira 18641865
No image.png Vicente Villalón 18651865
No image.png Juan Ramón Lira18651866
No image.png José María de la Cruz Salvo 18671867
Jose Anacleto Goni Prieto.gif Commodore José Anacleto Goñi Prieto 18671868
No image.png Juan Ramón Lira18681868
Jose Anacleto Goni Prieto.gif CommodoreJosé Anacleto Goñi Prieto18691870
No image.png Francisco Echaurren García-Huidobro 18701876
Eulogio Altamirano Aracena.JPG Eulogio Altamirano Aracena 18761879
Jose Anacleto Goni Prieto.gif Rear AdmiralJosé Anacleto Goñi Prieto18791880
Eulogio Altamirano Aracena.JPG Eulogio Altamirano Aracena 18801880
Oscar Viel y Toro.jpg Commodore Oscar Viel Toro 18811883
No image.png Domingo Toro Herrera 18841885
JJLatorreB.jpg Rear Admiral Juan José Latorre Benavente 18861887
LUribeO.jpg Rear Admiral Luis Uribe Orrego 18871889
Williams2.jpg Rear Admiral Juan Williams Rebolledo 18901891
Oscar Viel y Toro.jpg Rear Admiral Oscar Viel Toro 18911891
No image.png Rear Admiral Francisco Javier Molinas Gacitúa 18921892
No image.png Rear Admiral Luis Anacleto Castillo Goñi 18931897
PortraitRankNameTook officeLeft office
MonttJorge01.jpg Vice Admiral Jorge Montt Álvarez 18971913
No image.png Vice Admiral Luis Alberto Goñi Simpson 19131916
LindorPerezG.jpg Vice Admiral Lindor Pérez Gacitúa 19161916
No image.png Vice Admiral Joaquín Muñoz Hurtado 19161922
Francisco Nef.jpg Vice Admiral Francisco Nef Jara 19221924
No image.png Vice Admiral Salustio Valdés Cortés 19241925
No image.png Vice Admiral Luis Langlois Vidal 19251925
No image.png Vice Admiral Juan Schroeder Peña 19251927
No.PictureNavy Inspector GeneralTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
No image.png
Saavedra, JoséVice Admiral
José Toribio Merino Saavedra 		192719280–1 years
2
Felipe Wiegand c.1939-1940.jpg
Wiegand, FelipeRear Admiral
Felipe Wiegand Rodríguez 		192819290–1 years
3
No image.png
García, AlejandroRear Admiral
Alejandro García Castelblanco 		192919300–1 years
4
No image.png
Marchant, HipolitoVice Admiral
Hipólito Marchant Morales 		193019310–1 years
(3)
No image.png
García, AlejandroRear Admiral
Alejandro García Castelblanco 		193119310 years
(4)
No image.png
Marchant, HipolitoVice Admiral
Hipólito Marchant Morales 		193119320–1 years
5
No image.png
Schröeders, EdgardoRear Admiral
Edgardo von Schröeders Sarratea 		193219320 years
No.PictureNavy General DirectorTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
No image.png
Jouanne, CarlosRear Admiral
Carlos Jouanne 		193219320 years
2
No image.png
Jaramillo, LuisRear Admiral
Luis Alvarez Jaramillo 		193219320 years
3
No image.png
Ceas, CalistoRear Admiral
Calisto Rogers Ceas 		193219320 years
4
No image.png
Reyes, OlegarioVice Admiral
Olegario Reyes del Río 		193219385–6 years
PortraitRankNameTook officeLeft office
No image.png Vice Admiral Olegario Reyes del Río 19381938
No image.png Vice AdmiralLuis Alvarez Jaramillo19381938
No image.png Vice Admiral Julio Allard Pinto 19381943
Merino Duhalde (cropped).png Vice Admiral Vicente Merino Bielich 19431947
No image.png Vice Admiral Emilio Daroch Soto 19471948
No image.png Vice Admiral Carlos Torres Hevia 19481952
No image.png Vice Admiral Danilo Bassi Galleguillos 19521952
No image.png Vice Admiral Enrique Lagreze Echavarría 19521954
Francisco O'Ryan Orrego, 1956.jpg Vice Admiral Francisco O'Ryan Orrego 19541958
No image.png Vice Admiral Leopoldo Fontaine Nakin 19581962
No image.png Admiral Hernán Cubillos Leiva 19621964
No image.png Admiral Jacobo Neumann Etienne 19641966
No image.png Admiral Ramón Barros González 19661968
No image.png Admiral Fernando Porta Angulo 196816 October 1970
No image.png Admiral Hugo Tirado Barros 16 October 19703 November 1970
Raul Montero.jpg Admiral Raúl Montero Cornejo 197011 September 1973
(deposed)
Jose Toribio Merino Castro cropped.jpg Admiral José Toribio Merino Castro 11 September 19738 March 1990
Jorge Martinez Busch.jpg Admiral Jorge Martínez Busch 8 March 199014 November 1997
Jorge Arancibia.JPG Admiral Jorge Arancibia Reyes 14 November 199718 June 2001
No image.png Admiral Miguel Ángel Vergara Villalobos 18 June 200118 June 2005
Almirante Codina.jpg Admiral Rodolfo Codina Díaz 18 June 200518 June 2009
Edmundo Gonzalez Robles.jpg Admiral Edmundo González Robles 18 June 200918 June 2013
Enrique Larranaga Martin.jpg Admiral Enrique Larrañaga Martín 18 June 201318 June 2017
Almirante Julio Leiva.jpg Admiral Julio Leiva Molina 18 June 201718 June 2021
Juan Andres De La Maza Larrain.jpg Admiral Juan Andres de la Maza Larrain 18 June 2021Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Almirante Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain". Armada de Chile (in Spanish).
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