Name: Ernesto Fernando Fuentes
Date of Birth: 1846
Occupation: Senator of Los Ríos
Party Affiliation: Independant
Background: Born in 1846 to Luis Fuentes and Rosa Juliana Sánchez de Tagle, Ernesto was of aristocratic blood, his mother being the Marquesa of Torre Tagle until 1820 when she fled Peru during its independance movement. His father was also a wealthy merchant who had retired in 1840. Ernesto attended a catholic school in Valdivia until 1864, in which he then went to the University of Chile and studied in areas such as law, medicine and philosophy; he completed university in 1874 with 8 degrees and for the next 5 years he took up the occupation of an attorney. Finally in 1879, bored with his current career, he left his job and decided to run independantly for the position of Senator in the region, with efficient campaigning he won with just over 60%. He has managed to hold onto that position since, winning re-election in 1885.
Date of Birth: 1846
Occupation: Senator of Los Ríos
Party Affiliation: Independant
Background: Born in 1846 to Luis Fuentes and Rosa Juliana Sánchez de Tagle, Ernesto was of aristocratic blood, his mother being the Marquesa of Torre Tagle until 1820 when she fled Peru during its independance movement. His father was also a wealthy merchant who had retired in 1840. Ernesto attended a catholic school in Valdivia until 1864, in which he then went to the University of Chile and studied in areas such as law, medicine and philosophy; he completed university in 1874 with 8 degrees and for the next 5 years he took up the occupation of an attorney. Finally in 1879, bored with his current career, he left his job and decided to run independantly for the position of Senator in the region, with efficient campaigning he won with just over 60%. He has managed to hold onto that position since, winning re-election in 1885.