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Manuel Blanco Encalada
Oil painting by Manuel Blanco Encalada attributed to Nataniel Hughes, circa 1853
1st President of Chile (Provisional President of the Republic)
In office 9 July – 9 September 1826
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Agustín Eyzaguirre
1th and 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy
In office 25 June 1847 – "officially" until 1852
Preceded by	José Santiago Aldunate
Succeeded by	Julián Riesco Droguett
In office 26 June 1818 – "officially" until 1821
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	José Ignacio Zenteno
Intendant of Valparaiso
In office 25 June 1847 – "officially" until 1852
Preceded by	José Santiago Aldunate
Succeeded by	Julián Riesco Droguett
Personal details
Born	Manuel José Antonio Blanco y Calvo Encalada 21 April 1790 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Monarchy (present-day Argentina)
Died	5 September 1876(1876-09-05) (aged 86) Santiago, Chile
Resting place	Santiago General Cemetery
Nationality	Chilean
Political party	Patriot (1812-1826) Independent (1826) Federalism (1826)
Other political affiliations	Lautaro Lodge Chilean Philanthropy Lodge
Spouse	Carmen Gana López ​ ( m. 1818)​
Children	Florencio, Félix, Carmen, Mercedes, Teresa and Adolfo
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Midshipmen
Occupation	Military, political and diplomatic
Profession	Naval officer
Awards	Sub-officer of the Legion of Merit of Chile Grand-Cross of the Order of Carlos III
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Spain (1807–1812) Chile (1813–1876) Peru (1822–1823)
Branch/service	Spanish Navy Chilean Army Chilean Navy Peruvian Navy
Years of service	1807–1875
Rank	Vice admiral of Chile Vice admiral of Peru Field marshal of Chile Ensign the frigate of Spain
Commands	List A division of the Chilean Army (1814) 1st Artillery Group of the Chilean Army (1818) First Chilean Navy Squadron (1818;1824–1826) Peruvian naval squadron (1822–1823) Combined fleet of Chile, Peru and Gran Colombia (1825) Naval squadron and army of Chile (1836–1837) Combined fleet of Chile and Peru (1866)
Battles/wars	Peninsular War Spanish American wars of independence Chilean War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence Uprising of Quillota War of the Confederation Revolution of 1851 Chincha Islands War

Manuel José Antonio Blanco y Calvo Encalada ( Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Monarchy, 21 April 1790 – Santiago, Republic of Chile, 5 September 1876), known simply as Manuel Blanco Encalada (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel ˈβlaŋko eŋkaˈlaða])

Blanco Encalada was born into a noble and aristocratic family. His father was the Spanish jurist Lorenzo Blanco Cicerón (1743–1790), originally from Galicia, from a noble family, ^{[Note 1]} who was for much of his life an official of the Spanish Monarchy who served first as a prosecutor and then as a oidor. In America, he held such positions in the royal audiences of Santiago, Charcas and Buenos Aires from 1777 to 1790, the year of his death. ^[2]

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• Vicuña Mackenna, Benjamín (1917). El almirante don Manuel Blanco Encalada (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Imprenta Universitaria.
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• Figueroa, Virgilio (1928). Diccionario histórico, biográfico y bibliográfico de Chile (in Spanish). Vol. II. Santiago, Chile: Establecimientos Gráficos Balcells.