Álvaro Covarrubias

Chilean politician

Álvaro Covarrubias


President of the Senate of the Republic of Chile
In office 1870–1882

Personal details
Born	(1824-02-19)19 February 1824 Santiago, Chile
Died	24 April 1899(1899-04-24) (aged 75) Santiago, Chile
Political party	Liberal Party (1842–1899)
Alma mater	University of Chile (BA)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar (born 19 February 1824 – 24 April 1899) was a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as President of the Senate of Chile. He also stood as an independent candidate in the Chilean presidential elections in 1871, 1876, 1881 and 1886.^[1]

Biography

Álvaro Covarrubias was born on 19 February 1824 in Santiago de Chile. He was the son of Manuel Covarrubias Ortúzar, a Chilean deputy, and María de la Luz Ortúzar Formas. His younger brother Ramón Covarrubias Ortúzar was a member of the Conservative Party of Chile.^[2]

Covarrubias attended the Instituto Nacional in Santiago where he took courses on law. In 1845 he began his studies at the University of Chile in the academy of law and forensics. Two years later he graduated as a lawyer with a thesis about the majorat in Chile.^[3] In 1857 he started teaching as a professor in the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Chile.

During his lifetime Covarrubias was a member of the Liberal Party of Chile. He ran for the office of president four times, though as an independent candidate. In the 1871 presidential election he gained 0.35% of the votes.^[4] During the presidency of the conservative Manuel Montt (1851-1861), Covarrubias was persecuted for his beliefs and affiliation with the Liberal Party.

Beginning in 1870 Covarrubias served as the President of the Senate of Chile until 1873. Several years later, in 1876, he became President of the Senate once more, keeping the position until 1882.^[5]

Covarrubias died on 24 April 1899 aged 75 years.

Political Positions

Substitute Rapporteur of the Santiago Court of Appeals (1852)
Substitute Minister of the Santiago Court of Appeals (1863)
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1864-1868)
Minister of the Supreme Court (1869-1889)
President of the Senate of the Republic of Chile (1870-1873 and 1876-1882)
Senator of the Liberal Party (1888-1894)

References

^ Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^ Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Ramón Covarrubias Ortúzar. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^ Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^ "1871". eleccion.atspace.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^ "Manuel del Senado" (PDF). memoriachilena.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2023.

External links

BCN Profile

Presidents of the Senate of Chile

Pre-Republican Chile
(1812–1833)

Patria Vieja (1812–14)	Vivar (1812–13) Henríquez (1813) Egaña (1813) Ruiz-Tagle (1813–14)
Patria Nueva (1818–23)	O'Higgins Period (1818–23) Eyzaguirre (1822–23) Ruiz-Tagle (1823)
Organization of the Republic (1823–29)	Elizondo (1826) Vial del Río (1823–24) Eyzaguirre (1824–25) Egaña (1825–27) Freire (1827) B. del Solar Marín (1827–28) Fariñas Ugalde (1827–28) Vicuña (1829) Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830

First Republic
1833 Constitution
(1833–1925)

Conservative Period (1831–61)	Errázuriz Aldunate (1833–34) Cienfuegos (1834–35) Vial Santelices (1835–37) Benavente (1837) Elizondo (1837–39) J. del Solar Marín (1839–40) Gandarillas (1839–40) Benavente (1841–42) J. Urrutia Manzano (1842–43) Alcalde Bascuñán (1843–44) Formas (1844) Ortúzar Formas (1844–45) J. del Solar Marín (1845–46) Vial del Río (1846) Pinto (1846–51) Vial Formas (1851–52) Pérez (1852–53) Lazcano Mujica (1853–54) Subercaseaux Mercado (1854–55) Urmeneta (1855–56) Larraín (1856–57) Benavente (1857–58) Alcalde Bascuñán (1858–59) Cosuiño (1859–61)
Liberal Period (1861–91)	Correa de Saa (1861–63) Cosuiño (1863–64) Torres de Velasco (1864–65) Matte Messia (1865–66) Ossa Mercado (1865–67) Concha y Toro (1867–68) de Borja (1868–69) Errázuriz (1869–70) Correa de Saa (1870–71) Vicuña (1871–72) Borgoño (1872–73) Concha y Cerda (1873–75) Aldunate (1875–76) A. Reyes Cotapos (1876–77) Matte Messia (1877–78) Valdés (1878–79) Lastarria (1879–80) Vicuña Mackenna (1880–82) Vial Formas (1882–84) Martínez Cuadros (1984) Varas (1884–85) Altamirano (1885–86) A. Ibáñez (1886–87) Castillo Andueza (1887–88) Vicuña Guerrero (1888–89) Reyes Palazuelos (1889–90) Covarrubias (1890–91) A. Matte Pérez (1891)
Parliamentary Period (1891–25)	Silva (1891–92) Gandarillas (1892–93) Reyes Palazuelos (1893–94) S. Sanfuentes (1894–95) Reyes Palazuelos (1896) Barros Luco (1896–97) Lazcano (1897–98) Edwards (1898) J. Errázuriz Echaurren (1898–00) Blanco (1900–02) Valdés Cuevas (1902–03) Lazcano (1903–04) Rozas Garfias (1904–05) Puga (1905–06) Sanfuentes (1906–07) R. Matte (1907–08) Reyes Palazuelos (1908) Escobar (1908–09) Reyes Palazuelos (1909) Vergara Ruíz (1909) R. Matte (1909–12) Valdés Vergara (1912–13) Aldunate Solar (1913–14) Ochagavía (1914–15) Charme (1915–18) Tocornal (1918–19) Claro (1920–24) Yáñez (1924)