Luis Castillo Urízar

Luis Castillo Urízar
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932
Constituency7th Departamental Grouping, Santiago
Personal details
Born
PartyRadical Party
Alma materUniversity of Chile

Luis Castillo Urízar (born February 1869) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. A member of the Radical Party, he served as a deputy representing the Seventh Departamental Grouping of Santiago[1] during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[2][3]

Biography

Castillo was born in San Felipe in February 1869, the son of Lindor Castillo Covarrubias and Elena Urízar Corbera. He married Delia Fernández, and the couple had three daughters.[3]

He studied at Mr. Radford's School in Valparaíso and later law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 20 March 1893.[3]

Castillo practiced law in Santiago. In addition to his legal career he also managed part of the estate La Leonera.[3]

He served as an official of the Civil Registry (Registro Civil) for 35 years and retired from public service in 1932.[3]

Political career

Castillo was a member of the Radical Party. He served as municipal councillor (regidor) of Illapel.[3]

In the 1930 parliamentary elections he was elected deputy for the Seventh Departamental Grouping (Santiago) for the 1930–1934 legislative period.[3]

During his tenure he served on the Permanent Commission on Agriculture and Colonization.[3]

The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June of that year.[3]

References

  1. ^ Valencia Avaria 1951, p. 494.
  2. ^ Valencia Avaria 1951, p. 493.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Luis Castillo Urízar – Parliamentary Biography". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.

Bibliography

  • Valencia Avaria, Luis (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Vol. II. Santiago: Imprenta Universitaria.