Vicente Pérez Rosales

Vicente Pérez Rosales (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈsente ˈpeɾes roˈsales]; 5 April 1807 – 6 September 1886) was a politician, traveller, merchant, miner and Chilean diplomat that organised the colonisation by Germans and Chileans of the Llanquihue area. Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park is named after him.

Vicente Pérez Rosales
Senator of the Republic of Chile
for Llanquihue
In office
1876 (1876)–1882 (1882)[1]
Deputy of the Republic of Chile
for Chillán
In office
1861 (1861)–1864 (1864)[1]
Mayor (Intendant) of Concepción
In office
1859 (1859)–1863 (1863)[1]
Preceded byRafael Sotomayor
Succeeded byAníbal Pinto
Personal details
Born(1807-04-05)April 5, 1807
Santiago, Captaincy General of Chile, Spanish Empire
DiedSeptember 6, 1886(1886-09-06) (aged 79)
Santiago, Republic of Chile
Political partyNational Party
RelationsJuan Enrique Rosales [es] (grandfather)
José Joaquín Pérez (cousin)
OccupationPolitician, merchant, writer, poet, miner, diplomat

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  1. ^ a b c "Reseña Biográfica Vicente Pérez Rosales" (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 2024-09-03.

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