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Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
President · Chile

Francisco Ruiz-Tagle

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Chile’s brief provisional presidency in 1830

Municipal leadership · Finance

Born
c. 1790
Birthplace
Santiago
Died
23 March 1860

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Francisco Ruiz-Tagle

Francisco Ruiz-Tagle held municipal, legislative and ministerial posts during Chile’s early republic. His provisional presidency lasted only weeks amid the political conflict of 1830.

Early life

Santiago background

Born into a royalist family, he entered the militia in youth before moving towards support for independence.

Career

  1. 1811

    Parliament

    Represented Los Andes.

  2. 1828–1829

    Finance minister

    Served in the national government.

  3. 1830

    Provisional president

    Held office from February until his resignation at the end of March.

Public service

Municipal leadership

Served as councilman, mayor and provincial governor.

Finance

Managed a ministerial portfolio before the presidency.

Beyond politics

Family

Married Rosario Larraín Rojas; they had nine children.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Artistic portrait; Unknown authorUnknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.