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Braulio Bahamode | |
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| Minister of Navy | |
| In office 29 January 1925 – 23 December 1925 | |
| President | Government Junta, 1925 |
| Preceded by | Luis Gómez Carreño |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Swett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1874 |
| Died | 24 May 1935 (aged 60) |
| Spouse | Ester Calderón |
| Education | Arturo Prat Naval Academy |
| Profession | Military officer |
Braulio Bahamonde Montaña (7 May 1874 – 24 May 1935) was a Chilean naval officer and politician. He attained the rank of rear admiral in the Chilean Navy and served as Minister of the Navy during the Government Junta of 1925, headed by Emilio Bello Codesido. He remained in office during the subsequent presidency of Arturo Alessandri, the vice presidency of Luis Barros Borgoño, and the presidency of Emiliano Figueroa.[1]
Early life and family
[edit]Bahamonde was born in the Chilean locality of San Juan, near Dalcahue, in the Chiloé Archipelago, on 7 May 1874. He was the son of Salvador Bahamonde Bahamonde and Rosa Montaña Andrade, both of whom belonged to long-established families of the area.[2] He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo of Ancud, where he studied until 1890.[3]
He married Ester Calderón, with whom he had children.[3]
Naval career
[edit]Bahamonde entered the Arturo Prat Naval Academy in Valparaíso in 1890, graduating in December 1892 with the rank of second-class midshipman.[2] After ten years of service at sea, he was promoted to lieutenant commander in November 1902 and to commander in 1906. In the latter capacity, he assisted Admiral Luis Gómez Carreño following the 1906 Valparaíso earthquake. He was subsequently sent to England to supervise the construction of the battleship Almirante Latorre.[2]
Following his return to Chile, Bahamonde was promoted to captain in 1916 and to rear admiral in 1924. According to historian Francisco Cavada, he subsequently fulfilled the requirements for promotion to vice admiral.[2]
On 29 January 1925, amid the political crisis that followed the departure of President Arturo Alessandri, Bahamonde was appointed Minister of the Navy in the Government Junta headed by Emilio Bello Codesido. The junta had taken power through the coup of 23 January, overthrowing the previous junta headed by General Luis Altamirano.[1]
While Bahamonde held the portfolio, Francisco Mardones Otaíza, the Minister of Public Works, Commerce and Communications, served as acting Minister of the Navy from 31 July to 10 August. Bahamonde remained in office after Alessandri resumed the presidency on 20 March, and subsequently under Vice President Luis Barros Borgoño from 1 October and President Emiliano Figueroa from 23 December. He finally left office on 12 January 1926,[2] and was succeeded by Admiral Arturo Swett.[1]
In February 1927, after nearly thirty-seven years of service, Bahamonde retired from the Chilean Navy.[2] He died in Santiago on 24 May 1935 from cirrhosis of the liver, aged 61. He was initially buried at the Santiago General Cemetery,[4] but his remains were later transferred to Santa Inés Cemetery in Viña del Mar, where he was buried alongside his wife, Ester Calderón.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cavada, Francisco (1934). Apuntes biográficos de personas y familias de Chiloé insular. Santiago, Chile: Editorial Nascimento. pp. 117–119.
- 1 2 de Ramón Folch, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial (1876-1973). Vol. I. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.
- ↑ General Cemetery of Santiago. Burial permit according to entry No. 2,138 of Death Register No. 6, 1935.