Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde

Anselmo de la Cruz y Bahamonde (baptized April 19, 1764;[1] died July 23, 1833[2]) was a Chilean political figure. He served several times as minister and participated actively in the war of independence in that country.

De la Cruz was born in Talca.[3] A member of a royalist family, he was an active participant in the Chilean War of Independence.[4][5] During the administration of Bernardo O'Higgins he was Minister of Finance twice, first in 1818 and then again in 1818–1820.[4] He died in Santiago[citation needed] on July 23, 1833.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ Revista de estudios históricos (in Spanish). 1999. p. 27.
  2. ^ a b Donoso, Ricardo (1941). El marqués de Osorno, don Ambrosio Higgins, 1720-1801 (in Spanish). Publicaciones de la Universidad de Chile. p. 157.
  3. ^ Barreda, Rafael (1898). Diccionario biográfico contempráneo sudamericano... (in Spanish). H. Lacquanti y ca. p. 66.
  4. ^ a b Perez Herrero, Pedro (2015). Fiscalidad, integración social y política exterior en el pensamiento liberal atlántico (1830-1930) (in Spanish). Marcial Pons. pp. 198–199. ISBN 978-84-9123-174-5.
  5. ^ Cortés, José Domingo (1876). Diccionario biográfico americano (in Spanish). Tipografia Lahure. p. 144.
  6. ^ Figueroa, Pedro Pablo (1888). Diccionario biográfico general de Chile: 1550-1887 (in Spanish). Impr. "Victoria" de H. Izquierdo. p. 155.
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Preceded by Minister of Finance
1818 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1818–1820 		Succeeded by
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