Salvador Sanfuentes
Illustration — Salvador Sanfuentes Torres (cropped) Salvador Sanfuentes (February 2, 1817 – July 17, 1860) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and poet. He served as Minister of Justice and Public Worship twice, and was elected as MP for the Association of Vallenar. Sanfuentes was appointed intendant of the Province of Valdivia in 1845 and being tasked with surveying its colonization potential of the territory.
Salvador Sanfuentes

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- 1817 · Santiago.
- Died
- 1860 · Santiago.
- Nationality
- Chile
- Occupation
- writer · historian · politician · poet · judge
- Education
- University of Chile · Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Salvador Sanfuentes Torres (cropped) Salvador Sanfuentes (February 2, 1817 – July 17, 1860) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and poet. He served as Minister of Justice and Public Worship twice, and was elected as MP for the Association of Vallenar. Sanfuentes was appointed intendant of the Province of Valdivia in 1845 and being tasked with surveying its colonization potential of the territory.
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Born at Santiago in 1817, died in Santiago in 1860.
Salvador Sanfuentes studied at University of Chile and Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. The recorded working language is Spanish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Santiago. Positions recorded include deputy of Chile and Chilean Minister of Finance. Work by Salvador Sanfuentes is recorded in the collections of Memoria Chilena.

Salvador Sanfuentes Torres (Santiago; 2 de febrero de 1817 - Santiago; 17 de julio de 1860) fue un abogado, político y poeta chileno. Se desempeñó como ministro de Justicia, Culto e Instrucción Pública en dos ocasiones, y fue electo como diputado por la Agrupación de Vallenar.
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- 1.George F. W., Young. Bernardo Philippi, Initiator of German Colonization in Chile. The Hispanic American Historical Review. 51. 3. 478–496. 1971. 10.2307/2512693.
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