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| Keywords: Domingo Eyzaquirre Echavarala.JPG es Domingo Eyzaguirre Arechavala; Santiago 17 de julio de 1775 - 22 de abril de 1854 Hijo del Maestre de Campo don Domingo de Eyzaguirre y Escutusolo y MarÃa Rosa de Arechavala y Alday Hermano de los ex parlamentarios don AgustÃn José Alejo y José Ignacio Eyzaguirre Arechavala Educado en el Seminario ConciliarDesam Fue sucesor de su padre en el cargo de ensayador de la Casa de Moneda Posteriormente se dedicó a actividades agrÃcolas donde obtuvo considerables utilidades Mejoró las condiciones del inquilinaje en Domingo de Eyzaguirre y Arechavala July 17 1775 “ April 22 1854 was a Chilean politician and philanthropist He was born in Santiago Chile the son of the Basque Domingo Eyzaguirre Escutasolo and of MarÃa Rosa de Aretxabala y Alday He studied in the seminary of his native City and showed remarkable aptitude for mathematics and chemistry When scarcely nineteen years old he was appointed as assayer of the royal mint of Santiago but resigned the next year and devoted himself entirely to the cultivation of a farm near Santiago inherited from his father There his labors tended more to the improvement of the condition of the laboring classes than to his own pecuniary interest He improved the yield of some of the poorest lands by his knowledge of chemistry introduced modern agricultural implements and by giving his laborers better than the accustomed wages and caring for their moral and material welfare soon assembled a colony of well to do and contented people He also introduced looms which although imperfect served to weave from native wool the coarse cloth worn by the peasantry From the first years of his country life he agitated the project of a canal to water the barren plain surrounding Santiago which had been begun some time before but was abandoned The Spanish government approved the plan and in 1802 made Eyzaguirre director He pushed the work with energy until it was interrupted by the revolution of 1810 and notwithstanding he sympathized with the patriotic cause he abstained from any participation His prestige as an honorable and impartial man was so great that even when his brothers were exiled he suffered no persecution from the Spanish authorities and was enabled to alleviate the sufferings of his compatriots When the independence of Chile was finally established in 1817 he resumed his favorite work and in 1820 amid great festivities the canal of Maipo was opened This with many smaller lateral canals soon converted the arid plain into a fertile garden It was placed by the government under the administration of a board of which Eyzaguirre was appointed president 2015-11-27 14 07 51 Museo Histórico Nacional de Chile unknows año 1836 other versions -33 436883333333 -70 650694444444 heading 346 07457627118646 PD-Art Domingo Eyzaguirre Arechavala Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura Chile Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
