Encalada, MANUEL BLANCO, born in Buenos Ayres in 1790, studied at Madrid and in the naval academy at Leon, and after deserting from the Spanish ranks, joined the Chilean revolutionary party, and served with distinction both in the artillery and in the navy. Appointed second to
Lord Cochrane, he became rear-admiral in 1819, and major-general of infantry in 1820; and in 1825 he was appointed head of the army of Chili. He was for two months president of the republic in 1826, governor of Valparaiso in 1847-52, and minister to France in 1853-58. He died in Santiago, 5th September 1876.