Gaspar Mora
Gaspar Mora | |
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| Minister of Lands and Colonization | |
| In office 8 April 1932 – 4 June 1932 | |
| President | Juan Esteban Montero |
| Preceded by | Teodoberto Álvarez |
| Succeeded by | Carlos A. Martínez |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 22 July 1924 – 5 September 1924 | |
| President | Arturo Alessandri |
| Preceded by | Luis Brieba |
| Succeeded by | Juan Pablo Bennett |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Coelemu and Talcahuano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1892 Concepción, Chile |
| Died | 4 April 1954 (aged 61) |
| Political party | Democrat Party |
| Spouse(s) | Filomena Cárcamo |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Concepción (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Luis Gaspar Mora Sotomayor (25 June 1892 – 4 April 1954) was a Chilean military officer, diplomat and politician.[1]
A member of the Democratic Party, Mora briefly served in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile in 1924 and as Minister of War and Navy under President Arturo Alessandri.[1]
He later pursued a diplomatic career, serving in several Latin American and European countries and as Chilean ambassador to Uruguay from 1953 until his death.[2]
Early life and military career
Mora was born in Parral on 25 June 1892, the son of Laureano Gaspar Mora Sepúlveda and Ana María Sotomayor Figueroa. He received his primary education in Parral and attended secondary school in Concepción. He subsequently studied law at the University of Concepción and the University of Chile, but left his legal studies to enter the Military Academy.[2]
He completed a special military course in 1912 and was commissioned as an ensign in the Chilean Army. He served with the Chacabuco Regiment in Concepción and, from 1915, as an instructor at the Military Academy. He was promoted to second lieutenant in 1913 and first lieutenant in 1915, and later attended the Chilean War Academy. He also served as military aide at the Talcahuano Naval Base. Mora retired from the army in September 1923 with the rank of captain.[2]
Mora married Ema Parada de la Sotta on 7 November 1917, with whom he had five children. In 1950, he married Filomena Cárcamo Jofré.[2]
Political career
Mora was initially elected to the Chamber of Deputies as an independent associated with the Democratic Party, which he subsequently joined. He represented Coelemu and Talcahuano for the 1924–1927 term and served on the Permanent Commissions on Social Legislation and on War and the Navy, chairing the latter.[2]
President Arturo Alessandri appointed him Minister of War and Navy on 20 July 1924. He served until 5 September 1924. His parliamentary term was cut short when the National Congress was dissolved by the Government Junta on 11 September following the 1924 Chilean coup d'état.[2]
In 1926, Mora was employed by the government of Mexico as a technical adviser to the Mexican Army. He worked on military legislation and regulations and taught tactics and military organization at the country's military college. He returned to Chile in April 1927 and subsequently held administrative positions concerned with public employees and commercial development.[2]
During the presidency of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Mora was sent into internal exile on Easter Island in early 1928 on accusations of subversive activity. He returned to mainland Chile in July of that year.[2]
In 1932, he served as Minister of Lands and Colonization from 8 April to 5 June under President Juan Esteban Montero.[2]
Diplomatic career
Mora entered the Chilean consular service in 1930. He subsequently served as consul general in Belgium and Marseille, and as Chilean minister plenipotentiary to Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. He was appointed minister to Paraguay, but did not take up the post after being appointed technical adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1942.[2]
In 1948, Mora represented Chile at the Ninth International Conference of American States in Bogotá, where he chaired its Fifth Commission.[2]
He was appointed Chilean ambassador to Uruguay in November 1952 and presented his credentials in January 1953. Mora died in Montevideo on 4 April 1954 while serving as ambassador. His remains were repatriated to Chile, where he was given a state funeral in Santiago.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valencia Avaria, Luis (1999). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo. 4. Andrés Bello Publisher. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Luis Gaspar Mora Sotomayor". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in español). Retrieved 17 September 2026.
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