Matías Cousiño

Matías Cousiño Jorquera
Born1810
Santiago, Chile
DiedMarch 21, 1863 (aged 52–53)
Santiago, Chile

Matías Cousiño Jorquera (1810–1863) was a Chilean coal magnate and patriarch of the wealthy Cousiño family. Cousiño's most emblematic coal mine was found in Lota a small coastal town on the coast of the Bío-Bío Region, where steam ships that crossed the Strait of Magellan could be resupplied with coal.

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