Bulnes, Manuel (mänwĕl` b
l`nās), 1799–1866, president of Chile (1841–51). He served in the revolt against Spain and commanded the victorious Chilean forces at the battle of Yungay (1839), where the Peru-Bolivia confederation of Andrés Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Andrés (ändrās` sän`tä kr
..... Click the link for more information. was destroyed. Bulnes, a conservative, was elected president and, through stern and repressive measures, fostered economic and educational progress.
l`nās), 1799–1866, president of Chile (1841–51). He served in the revolt against Spain and commanded the victorious Chilean forces at the battle of Yungay (1839), where the Peru-Bolivia confederation of Andrés Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, Andrés (ändrās` sän`tä kr..... Click the link for more information. was destroyed. Bulnes, a conservative, was elected president and, through stern and repressive measures, fostered economic and educational progress.
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