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Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera
Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera
Address
	Arturo Prat 33; Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region; Chile
Information
Type	Public school
Motto	Labor Omnia Vincit; (Hard Work Conquers All)
Established	1813
Principal	Fernando Soto Concha
Grades	7-12
Color(s)
Website	http://www.institutonacional.cl/

Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, often shortened to Instituto Nacional (National Institute), is a public middle and high school in downtown Santiago, Chile which teaches 4.400 students between 7th and 12th grade. 170 teachers are employed.^[1]

The school was founded on August 10, 1813 by José Miguel Carrera. Its official name is Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. The Instituto Nacional is one of the few public schools in Chile's largely privatized educational landscape. The school played a role in the long-running student protests for fairer education policies in 2006. When the protests began in 2019 with the increase in metro prices, the students at the Instituto Nacional called for collective fare evasion.^[1]^[2]

History

The school was founded on August 10, 1813 by Chile's first President and national hero, José Miguel Carrera. The official name is Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. During the military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet from 1976, the Chilean educational structures were fundamentally changed, most educational institutions were privatized and the educational system was largely transferred to municipal sponsorship. Despite rejection by the National Educational Institute (Centro de Alumnos del Instituto Nacional, CAIN) and a number of opposition parties, the military junta pushed through the dismantling of public education.^[1]

In 1986 the administration of the Instituto Naticonal passed to the Municipality of Santiago. Rector Luis Molina Palacios[4], who had been in office since 1975, then resigned; he had spoken out against the reform.

Notable alumni

The school's alumni include several former Presidents of Chile.

Manuel Bulnes Prieto, President of Chile (1841–1851)
Manuel Montt Torres, President of Chile (1851–1861)
José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano, President of Chile (1861–1871)
Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, President of Chile (1871–1876)
Aníbal Pinto Garmendia, President of Chile (1876–1881)
Domingo Santa María González, President of Chile (1881–1886)
José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández, President of Chile (1886–1891)
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, President of Chile (1896–1901)
Germán Riesco Errázuriz, President of Chile (1901–1906)
Pedro Montt Montt, President of Chile (1906–1910)
Ramón Barros Luco, President of Chile (1910–1915)
Juan Luis Sanfuentes Andonaégui, President of Chile (1915–1920)
Emiliano Figueroa Larraín, President of Chile (1925–1927)
Pedro Aguirre Cerda, President of Chile (1938–1941)
Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile (1958–1964)
Salvador Allende Gossens, President of Chile (1970–1973)
Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of Chile (2000–2006)
Manuel Pardo, 31st President of Peru
Miguel Luis Amunátegui, Chilean Historian
Francisco Bilbao, Chilean writer, philosopher, and politician
Camilo Henríquez, Priest, author, and politician
José Victorino Lastarria, Chilean writer, legislative deputy, senator, diplomat, and finance minister
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician
Ramón Allende Padín, Chilean physician and politician
Manuel Baquedano, Chilean soldier and politician
Alberto Cabero, Chilean politician
Pedro Lira, Chilean painter and art critic
José Toribio Medina, Chilean bibliographer, prolific writer, and historian
Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and navy officer
Pedro Sienna, Chilean playwright, poet, journalist, art critic, and actor
Antonio Skármeta, Chilean author