Arístides Pinto
Arístides Pinto | |
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| Inspector General of the Army | |
| In office 26 April 1921 – 13 February 1922 | |
| President | Arturo Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Jorge Boonen |
| Succeeded by | Luis Altamirano |
| Minister of War and Navy | |
| In office 23 December 1910 – 11 January 1911 | |
| President | Ramón Barros Luco |
| Preceded by | Carlos Larraín Claro |
| Succeeded by | Ramón León Luco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1859 Talca, Chile |
| Died | 5 June 1924 (aged 65) Arica, Chile |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Chile |
| Service/ | Chilean Army |
| Rank | Division General |
| Battles/wars | War of the Pacific 1891 Chilean Civil War |
Arístides Pinto Concha (7 February 1859 – 5 June 1924) was a Chilean Army general, lawyer and politician who served as Inspector General of the Army from 1921 to 1922 and as Minister of War and Navy under President Ramón Barros Luco.[1]
During his military career, Pinto participated in the War of the Pacific and the 1891 Chilean Civil War. He also held senior positions in the Chilean Army and was involved in the early development of military aviation in Chile.
Early life
Pinto was born in Talca on 7 February 1859 to Joaquín Manuel Pinto Benavente and Joaquina Concha Antúnez. Through his father, he was a great-grandnephew of Chilean president Francisco Antonio Pinto.[1]
He joined the Chilean Army as a second lieutenant and served in the Carampangue and Esmeralda regiments. During the War of the Pacific, Pinto participated in the Tacna and Arica campaign and the Lima campaign, including the Battle of Tacna on 26 May 1880.[1]
In 1881, Pinto left the Army to study law at the University of Chile, where he qualified as a lawyer. He returned to military service with the rank of captain in 1888 and subsequently taught at the Army's Escuela de Clases.[1]
During the 1891 Chilean Civil War, Pinto commanded the Esmeralda Regiment. He later became an instructor at the Army War Academy and served as a military attaché in Germany and Italy.[1]
Military and political career
Between 1902 and 1904, Pinto accompanied General Emil Körner to Germany as secretary of a Chilean military mission responsible for the acquisition of military equipment. In 1906, he was appointed chief of the Army General Staff.[1]
On 19 March 1909, Pinto was appointed inspector of the Army's educational establishments. He was promoted to brigadier general on 4 May 1910.[1]
President Ramón Barros Luco appointed Pinto Minister of War and Navy on 23 December 1910. He remained in office until 11 January 1911.[1]
Pinto also travelled to Europe as president of a military commission established to supervise the manufacture of military equipment for the Chilean Army. On 15 January 1913, he was promoted to division general. The following month, he was appointed inspector of the Military Aviation Service while retaining his position on the Army General Staff. In this capacity, he was involved in the institutional development of military aviation in Chile.[1]
In 1918, Pinto was sent on a military commission to Japan. He became commander general of arms of Santiago in 1920 and was appointed Inspector General of the Army on 26 April 1921.[1]
Pinto remained Inspector General until 13 February 1922, when he retired from the Army upon reaching retirement age. He was succeeded by General Luis Altamirano.[1]
Pinto died in Arica on 5 June 1924, aged 65.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los poderes ejecutivo y legislativo desde 1810 (in español). Santiago: Editorial Andrés Bello. Search this book on
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