Domingo Amunátegui
Domingo Amunategui Solar (20 October 1860 – 4 March 1946) was a Chilean politician who served as a minister.
Amunátegui served as a minister of state, rector of the University of Chile, and a leading member of the Liberal Party. He was the son of historian and politician Miguel Luis Amunátegui and Rosa Solar Valdés.
Early life
Amunátegui attended the Instituto Nacional, where he studied the humanities and later taught while still a student. He subsequently studied law at the University of Chile and qualified as a lawyer.
In 1885, he travelled to Paris to continue his studies, where he was received by Chilean diplomat and writer Alberto Blest Gana.
Public career
Amunátegui pursued a long academic career at the University of Chile, serving as dean of its Faculty of Philosophy and later as rector from 1911 to 1923. During his rectorship, the university expanded its programs in physical education and kinesitherapy and introduced changes to its midwifery training.
He was involved in the establishment of the Pedagogical Institute and founded the Liceo José Victorino Lastarria, Santiago in 1913. He was also a member of the Chilean Academy of Language.
A member and director of the Liberal Party, Amunátegui also held cabinet office, serving as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice.
He married Ana Lecaros Barros. Their children included Ximena Amunátegui, who later married poets Vicente Huidobro and Godofredo Iommi. His brother, physician Gregorio Amunátegui Solar, also served as rector of the University of Chile.
Works
Amunátegui wrote extensively on Chilean history, literature and institutions. His works included:
- Bosquejo histórico de la literatura chilena
- Personajes de la Colonia
- Los primeros años del Instituto Nacional
- Los Próceres de la Independencia de Chile
- El cabildo de Concepción 1782–1818
- El cabildo de La Serena 1678–1800
- El Instituto Nacional bajo los rectorados de Manuel Montt, Francisco Puente y Antonio Varas
- José Toribio Medina
- Mayorazgos y Títulos de Castilla (three volumes)
- Errázuriz y Larraínes en 1810
- Pipiolos y Pelucones