Manuel Blanco Encalada

Manuel Blanco Encalada
Manuel Blanco Encalada
1st President of Chile
	In office; 9 July 1826 – 9 September 1826
Vice President	Agustín Eyzaguirre
Preceded by	Ramón Freire (as Supreme Director of Chile)
Succeeded by	Agustín Eyzaguirre ; (Ramón Freire as the 2nd)
Personal details
Born	21 April 1790; Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Died	5 September 1876 (aged 86); Santiago, Chile
Party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	Affiliated with the Pipiolos
Spouse	Carmen Gana López (m. 1818)
Signature
Military service
Battles/wars	Peninsular War Capture of the Rosily Squadron; Siege of Cádiz; ; Chilean War of Independence First Battle of Cancha Rayada; Second Battle of Cancha Rayada; Battle of Maipú; Battle of Bellavista; ; Peruvian War of Independence Second siege of Callao; ; War of the Confederation; Chilean Civil War of 1851;

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Manuel José Blanco y Calvo de Encalada (Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈβlaŋko eŋkaˈlaða]; April 21, 1790 – September 5, 1876) was a vice-admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President (Provisional) (1826).