Horacio Arce
Horacio Arce | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Chile to Canada | |
| In office December 1975 – 1977 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 9 September 1957 – 11 November 1957 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Francisco O'Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Urzúa |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 23 April 1957 – 28 October 1957 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Roberto Infante |
| Succeeded by | Luis Correa Prieto |
| Undersecretary of War | |
| In office 4 June 1954 – 6 June 1955 | |
| President | Carlos Ibáñez del Campo |
| Preceded by | Benjamín Videla Vergara |
| Succeeded by | Humberto Zamorano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1909 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | Unknown Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse(s) | María del Pilar Aguirre |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy |
| Profession | Military officer |
Horacio Arce Fernández (15 December 1909 – ?) was a Chilean military officer, diplomat and politician who served as a minister of state during the second government of President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo.[1]
Early life and family
Arce was born in Santiago, Chile, on 15 December 1909, the son of Horacio Arce and Pilar Fernández.[2] In 1935, he married María Inés del Pilar Aguirre Casanueva, with whom he had four children.[2]
Military career
Arce entered the Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy in 1924 and graduated on 16 January 1926 with the rank of second lieutenant.[2]
He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 December 1929, captain on 18 June 1935, and major on 3 November 1941.[2] While holding the latter rank, on 17 March 1947 he was appointed military attaché at the Chilean embassy in Paraguay, a post he held until 10 March 1947. On 13 May of that year, the Paraguayan government awarded him the National Order of Merit at the rank of Commander.[2]
Arce was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 January 1948 and to colonel on 20 January 1953. On 4 June 1954, President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo appointed him Undersecretary of War, a position he held until 6 June 1955.[2] Concurrently, between 15 June 1954 and 26 April 1955, he served as a board member of the Caja de Previsión de la Defensa Nacional (Capredena). From the latter date, he was assigned by the Chilean Army to observe defensive manoeuvres in the Panama Canal Zone,[2] remaining on that assignment until 7 May 1955. On 2 June of that year, he was appointed military attaché at the Chilean embassy in the United States. He returned to Chile on 18 April 1956 and was promoted to brigadier general. On 6 August 1956, the United States government awarded him the Legion of Merit at the degree of Officer.[2]
Arce also served as a professor of various subjects at the Artillery School, the Military Academy and the Chilean Army War Academy. He served as director of the latter institution from 18 October 1956 to 23 March 1957.[2]
Public career
Minister of state
On 23 April 1957, Arce was appointed Minister of Economy and Commerce, serving until 28 October of that year.[1] As minister, from 14 to 20 August he was a member of the delegation that accompanied President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo on an official visit to Paraguay.[2] During his absence, Minister of Public Education Manuel Quintana Oyarzún served as acting Minister of Economy and Commerce.[1]
On 9 September 1957, Arce became acting Minister of the Interior, replacing Francisco O'Ryan. From 28 October, he served as substitute Minister of the Interior until 11 November, when O'Ryan resumed the post.[2]
Later activities
On 4 February 1958, Ibáñez del Campo promoted Arce to major general.[2]
From 17 February to 4 March 1961, he was again assigned by the Chilean Army to attend a weapons demonstration in the Panama Canal Zone.[2] On 16 March 1961, he was sent to Ecuador on an inspection visit to a group of Chilean Army instructors stationed in the country. Finally, from 21 September to 15 October of that year, he travelled to the United States on an official assignment to participate in an orientation tour.[2]
On 2 January 1962, after 38 years of service, Arce retired from the Chilean Army. He was later appointed Chilean ambassador to Canada by General Augusto Pinochet in December 1977. He died in Santiago, Chile.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Valencia Avaria, Luis (1986). Anales de la República: registros de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello. 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 2.12 2.13 2.14 de Ramón Folch, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial. I. Santiago, Chile: Universidad Católica de Chile. p. 98. Search this book on
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