Manuel Antonio Prieto
Manuel Antonio Prieto | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Industry and Public Works | |
| In office 26 April 1894 – 7 December 1894 | |
| President | Jorge Montt |
| Preceded by | Vicente Dávila Larraín |
| Succeeded by | Elías Fernández Albano |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1897–1900 | |
| Constituency | Rere and Puchacay |
| In office 1894–1897 | |
| Constituency | Antofagasta, Taltal and Tocopilla |
| In office 1885–1888 | |
| Constituency | Pisagua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1845 Talca, Chile |
| Died | 9 January 1929 (aged 83) Santiago, Chile |
| Political party | Radical Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kerina Nieto |
| Parents | Manuel José Prieto Amelia Muñoz de la Puente |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Profession | Mining engineer |
Manuel Antonio Prieto Muñoz (November 1845 – 9 January 1929) was a Chilean mining engineer and politician. A member of the Radical Party, he served for three terms in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and as Minister of Industry and Public Works under President Jorge Montt.[1]
Early life
Prieto was born in Talca, Chile, in November 1845 to Manuel José Prieto Luna and Amelia Muñoz de la Puente. He studied engineering at the Instituto Nacional and the University of Chile, qualifying as a mining engineer on 4 September 1869.[1]
He married Kerina Nieto, with whom he had several children.[1]
Prieto worked in the mining industry, particularly in the nitrate-producing areas of northern Chile. He was involved in early nitrate operations in the Antofagasta pampas and later established and managed copper-processing facilities in Caldera. He also obtained patents related to the processing of natural and artificial salts in 1878 and 1881 and, in 1895, for a nitrate-production process known as the Prieto-Matus process.[1]
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, Prieto was elected deputy for Pisagua for the 1885–1888 legislative period. During this term, he served on the Permanent Commission on Government and Foreign Affairs.[1]
During the presidency of Jorge Montt, Prieto was appointed Minister of Industry and Public Works on 26 April 1894, succeeding Vicente Dávila Larraín. He remained in office until 7 December 1894, when he was succeeded by Elías Fernández.[1]
Prieto returned to the Chamber of Deputies as representative for Antofagasta, Taltal and Tocopilla for the 1894–1897 legislative period. He was subsequently elected deputy for Rere and Puchacay for the 1897–1900 period, during which he served on the Permanent Commission on Government.[1]
Outside Congress, Prieto served as president of the National Mining Society from August 1899 to November 1900. In 1912, he was appointed a government adviser to the Consejo Salitrero, where he worked on technical matters concerning nitrate production.[1]
Prieto died in Santiago on 9 January 1929.[1]
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- People from Talca
- Chilean mining engineers
- Radical Party of Chile politicians
- University of Chile alumni
- Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera alumni
- Deputies of the XXI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the XXIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the XXV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
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