Battle of Placilla
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The Battle of Placilla was an engagement fought during the Chilean Civil War of 1891 between Balmacedist and Congressional forces on 28 August 1891. The Congressist victory in the battle effectively d
Two pro-Balmaceda generals, killed in the last battle near Valparaíso.
After the Battle of Placilla illustration
José Manuel Balmaceda
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José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández was a Chilean politician who served as the 11th President of Chile from 18 September 1886 to 29 August 1891. A controversial figure, Balmaceda's political disa
Battle of Placilla
…1891. The Congressist victory in the battle effectively determined the outcome of the war. Congressist troops entered Santiago on August 30. President José Manuel Balmaceda committed suicide inside the Argentine embassy in Santiago on 19 September…
Fernando Laroche (1891) Retrato de José Manuel Balmaceda Fernández
Meeting of notables in the Theater of Santiago with President José Manuel Balmaceda by Nicolás Guzmán Bustamante
President José Manuel Balmaceda