Juan Williams Rebolledo

Juan Williams Rebolledo
Portrait of Vice admiral Juan Williams Rebolledo, oil on canvas by Manuel Antonio Caro in 1871
Bornc. 1826
Curacaví, Chile
Died24 June 1910(1910-06-24) (aged 83–84)
Santiago, Chile
Buried
Allegiance Chile
Service / branchChilean Navy
Years of service1844–c. 1891
RankVice admiral
Commands
Battles / wars
Alma materNautical School
Spouse(s)Clara Noeglé
Children5
RelationsJohn Williams Wilson (father)
Other work
  • Political
  • Naval writer

Juan Williams Rebolledo (c. 1825 – 24 June 1910) was a Chilean rear admiral who was the organizer and commander-in-chief of the Chilean navy in 1879 at the beginning of the War of the Pacific.[1] As a politician, he was elected from Valparaiso to the national Congress in 1867, and in 1873 he was elected as city councillor.

  1. ^ Sater, William F. (2007). Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 1–444. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1djmdh2. ISBN 978-0-8032-4334-7. JSTOR j.ctt1djmdh2.