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Joaquín Prieto

1786–1854 · 19th century

Joaquín Prieto was a Chilean general who led the conservative forces to victory at the Battle of Lircay in 1830. As president from 1831 to 1841, with Diego Portales as his leading minister, he presided over the Constitution of 1833 and the victorious War of the Confederation against the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, laying the foundations of Chile's conservative republic.

Joaquín Prieto — Image: Charles Clotsworthy Wood Taylor · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Joaquín Prieto. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/joaquin-prieto
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