Alfredo Portales
Alfredo Portales | |
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| File:Comandante en jefe del Ejército Alfredo Portales Mourgues (1944).jpg Portales c. 1944 | |
| Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army | |
| In office 8 November 1944 – 12 November 1945 | |
| President | Juan Antonio Ríos |
| Preceded by | Arturo Espinoza |
| Succeeded by | Óscar Fuentes Pantoja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1883 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | 10 October 1953 (aged 69) Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse(s) | Graciela Velasco Velasco |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy |
| Profession | Officer |
Alfredo Portales Mourgues (23 November 1883 – 10 October 1953) was a Chilean Army general who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army from November 1944 to November 1945.[1]
Early life
Portales was born in Valparaíso, Chile, on 23 November 1883. He was the son of Juan de la Cruz Portales Larraín and Rosa Mourgues Izquierdo.[1]
Through his father, Portales belonged to the Portales family. His paternal grandfather, Miguel Portales Fernández de Palazuelos, was a younger brother of Chilean statesmen Diego Portales and Manuel Portales. His siblings were Luis, Edgardo and Cristina Portales Mourgues.[1]
Military career
Portales entered the Military Academy in 1906. He subsequently attended the Chilean Army War Academy between 1918 and 1920.[1]
He was promoted to captain in 1919, major in 1925 and lieutenant colonel in 1929. He served as commander of the 1st Mountain Infantry Regiment Lagos and, in 1932, was appointed commander of the 2nd Motorized Artillery Regiment Canto.[1]
Promoted to colonel in 1933, Portales served as director of the Infantry School. Between 1934 and 1938, he served as chief of War Materiel and acting inspector of infantry. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1938 and subsequently served as inspector general of infantry and commander of the IV Army Division.[1]
In 1943, Portales served as acting Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army. On 8 November 1944, he was appointed commander-in-chief. He remained in command until his retirement from the Army on 12 November 1945.[1]
In 1945, while serving as commander-in-chief, Portales travelled to Argentina to participate in ceremonies marking the repatriation of the remains of Chilean soldiers who had fought in the Chilean War of Independence.[1]
Civil activities
In 1927, President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo appointed Portales head of the Department of Physical Education of the Ministry of Public Education.[1]
As a member of the Chilean Academy of History, in 1942 he participated in commissions responsible for erecting commemorative monuments to Simón Bolívar and the Army of the Andes at Chacabuco.[1]
Personal life
Portales married Graciela Velasco Velasco, daughter of José Miguel Velasco Valenzuela and Elisa Velasco Olea. They had three children: Alfredo Portales Velasco (1931–1995), a Chilean sculptor; Isidora Portales Velasco (1940–1998), a theatrical producer; and Elisa Portales Velasco.[1]
His daughter Isidora married Chilean actor Héctor Noguera, with whom she had two daughters, including actress Amparo Noguera.[1]
Portales died in Santiago, Chile, on 10 October 1953.[1]
References
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