Vicente Pérez Rosales
Vicente Pérez Rosales | |
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| Senator of the Republic of Chile for Llanquihue | |
| In office 1876 – 1882[1] | |
| Deputy of the Republic of Chile for Chillán | |
| In office 1861 – 1864[1] | |
| Mayor (Intendant) of Concepción | |
| In office 1859 – 1863[1] | |
| Preceded by | Rafael Sotomayor |
| Succeeded by | Aníbal Pinto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1807 Santiago, Captaincy General of Chile, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 6, 1886 (aged 79) Santiago, Republic of Chile |
| Political party | National Party |
| Relations | Juan Enrique Rosales (grandfather) José Joaquín Pérez (cousin) |
| Occupation | Politician, merchant, writer, poet, miner, diplomat |
Vicente Pérez Rosales (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈsente ˈpeɾes roˈsales]; 5 April 1807 – 6 September 1886) was a politician, traveller, merchant, miner and Chilean diplomat who organised the colonisation by Germans and Chileans of the Llanquihue area. Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park is named after him.
See also
- Carlos Anwandter
- Chan Chan (forest)
- Bernhard Eunom Philippi
- German colonization of Valdivia, Osorno and Llanquihue
References
- ^ a b c "Reseña Biográfica Vicente Pérez Rosales" (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 2024-09-03.