Manuel Blanco Encalada

Manuel Blanco Encalada
Provisional President of Chile
In office
9 July 1826 (1826-07-09) – 9 September 1826 (1826-09-09)
Vice PresidentAgustín Eyzaguirre
Preceded byRamón Freire (as Supreme Director of Chile)
Succeeded byAgustín Eyzaguirre
Personal details
Born(1790-04-21)21 April 1790
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Died5 September 1876(1876-09-05) (aged 86)
Santiago, Chile
NationalityChilean
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
(m. 1818)
Signature
Military service
Battles/wars

Manuel José Blanco y Calvo de Encalada (Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈβlaŋko eŋkaˈlaða]; April 21, 1790 – September 5, 1876) was a vice-admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President (Provisional) (1826).