José María de la Cruz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José María de la Cruz

Chilean politician and general

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1799

Place of Birth: Concepción, Biobío Region, Chile

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1875

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Aries

General José María de la Cruz Prieto (Concepción, March 25, 1799 – November 23, 1875) was a Chilean soldier.
The son of Luis de la Cruz and of Josefa Prieto Sotomayor, and was a cousin of future presidents José Joaquín Prieto and Manuel Bulnes.
He joined the Army on October 27, 1811, and participated actively in the battles of Chacabuco, Maipu and Pangal during the Chilean War of Independence.
He married Josefa Zañartu Trujillo, and had a single daughter: Delfina de la Cruz Zañartu who in turn was the wife of future president Aníbal Pinto. During the War of the Confederation, he was the under-commandant-in-chief of the Restoration Army, under General Manuel Bulnes, having special participation in the victory of Yungay. After the war, he was Intendant of Valparaíso and later, of Concepción.
He ran for president in 1851, but was defeated by Manuel Montt.
His defeat caused him to revolt in the southern provinces, starting the 1851 revolution.
His cousin Manuel Bulnes crushes the revolutionary attempt and signs the treaty of Purapel with the revolutionaries. After that he retired from politics, dying in Concepcion at the age of 76.



Description	Peruvian portrait painter
Date of birth/death	6 September 1785	1841
Location of birth/death	Lima	Lima
Work location	Peru, Chile; Argentina
Authority control	: Q3848316 VIAF: 26330211 ISNI: 0000 0000 6705 0134 ULAN: 500128489 LCCN: n96072355 Open Library: OL341309A WorldCat