Background
BLANCHE ESPEJO, Bartolomé was born on July 6, 1879 in La Serena. Son of Bartolomé Blanche Zapata and Concepción Espejo Miranda.
BLANCHE ESPEJO, Bartolomé was born on July 6, 1879 in La Serena. Son of Bartolomé Blanche Zapata and Concepción Espejo Miranda.
Educated Liceo de La Serena, Escuela Militar. Further studies, cavalry school, Hanover, Germany. Graduate, staff officer, Academy, de Guerra, 1916.
Member of the cavalry delegation to the Argentine Centenary, 1910. At one time instructor in the Chilean Cavalry School. Undertook scientific explorations to the Rio Neçro and Taitaho Peninsula, 1913-1914.
Regimental commander in the Chilean army, 1920-1925. Lieutenant colonel, 1925. Under-Secretary of War, 1925-1926.
Military attaché in France, 1926. General of brigade, 1927. Director-General of Police, 1926-1927.
Cavalry divisional commander, 1927. Minister of War, 1927-1930. Commander-in-chief of the army from 1930 until his retirement from active service in 1931.
Commissioner of subsistence (comisario de subsistencias), 1932. Minister of the Interior, 1932. Rovisional President of Chile, Septcmer to October, 1932.
Member Society Nacional de Agricultura, Institute Biológico, Club Militar, Cooperativa Military.
Married Enriqueta Northcote. And latterly, Olga Sepulveda. Children: Enrique and Alberto.
Adriana, Raquel, Alicia, Bartolomé, and Hernán.