Manuel de la Lastra
Manuel de la Lastra | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 21st Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1896 |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Raquel Bernales Lazcano |
Manuel de la Lastra Cruchaga (15 March 1896 – ?) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as a deputy representing the Twenty-first Departamental Circumscription of Llaima, Imperial and Temuco during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1]
Biography
De la Lastra was born in Santiago, Chile, on 15 March 1896, the son of Alfredo de la Lastra Pérez Cotapos and Virginia Cruchaga Aspillaga.[1] He married Raquel Bernales Lazcano in June 1922, with whom he had seven children.[1]
He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio and at the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 4 June 1918. His thesis was titled “La porción conyugal”. He received the university prize “José Tocornal” and in 1917 was president of the Law Students’ Center of the same university.[1]
He practiced law in Santiago and served as legal counsel and general administrator of the assets of the Archdiocese of Santiago from 1920. He also held numerous business and corporate positions, including president of the Compañía Minera Tamaya and of the insurance companies “La Protectora” and “La Alsacia,” as well as director of several financial, insurance, and real estate companies.[1]
He was also active in academic and media fields, serving as professor of Civil Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and as a member of its Superior Council. He was director of El Diario Ilustrado and a member of its advisory board.[1]
He was a member of various social clubs, including the Club de la Unión, Club Hípico, Automóvil Club, and Club de Golf.[1]
Political career
De la Lastra was affiliated with the Conservative Party.[1]
He was elected deputy for the Twenty-first Departamental Circumscription of Llaima, Imperial and Temuco for the 1930–1934 legislative period. He was a member of the Permanent Commission on Constitutional Reform and Regulations, and a substitute member of the Permanent Commissions on Internal Government and on Finance.[2][1]
The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
In 1935 he was elected councillor of Ñuñoa and later served as mayor of the municipality.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Luis Valencia Avaria (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Tomo II. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago.