Prudencio Lazcano

Prudencio Lazcano
Chilean Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States
In office
6 May 1890 – 1891
PresidentJosé Manuel Balmaceda
Chilean Minister Plenipotentiary to Bolivia
In office
21 January 1889 – 1890
PresidentJosé Manuel Balmaceda
Preceded byRamón Cerda Concha
Succeeded byÁngel Custodio Vicuña
Minister of Industry and Public Works
In office
2 November 1888 – 21 January 1889
PresidentJosé Manuel Balmaceda
Preceded byVicente Dávila
Succeeded bySalvador Sanfuentes
Intendant of Santiago Province
In office
24 May 1888 – June 1888
PresidentJosé Manuel Balmaceda
Preceded byZenón Freire
Succeeded byBelisario Prats Bello
Member-elect of the Senate of Chile
In office
15 April 1891 – 18 August 1891
ConstituencyCuricó
Personal details
Born1850 (1850)
Santiago, Chile
Died1904 (aged 53–54)
Valparaíso, Chile
PartyLiberal Democratic Party
SpouseMaría Délano Biggs
Parent(s)Fernando Lazcano
Dolores Echaurren
ProfessionFarmer, diplomat

Prudencio Lazcano Echaurren (1850–1904) was a Chilean farmer, diplomat and politician who served as Intendant of Santiago Province, Minister of Industry and Public Works and Chilean minister plenipotentiary to Bolivia and the United States under President José Manuel Balmaceda.

He was also elected to the Senate of Chile for Curicó in the Constituent Congress of 1891, although he did not take his seat.

Early life

Lazcano was born in Santiago in 1850 to former parliamentarian Fernando Lazcano Mujica and Dolores Echaurren Larraín. He married María Délano Biggs in Santiago on 25 January 1878; the couple had no children.

He studied at Colegio San Ignacio and the Instituto Nacional, where he completed most of the advanced mathematics courses, and later studied law at university. After completing his studies, he devoted himself for several years to agricultural activities.

Political career

A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Lazcano was appointed Intendant of Santiago Province on 24 May 1888. During his administration, municipal services were reorganized and projects concerning water supply, street improvements, sanitation and urban development were promoted.

Under President José Manuel Balmaceda, Lazcano served as Minister of Industry and Public Works from 2 November 1888 to 21 January 1889. His tenure focused on public works including railways, schools, hospitals, roads, bridges and the canalization of the Mapocho River.

On 21 January 1889, Lazcano was appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Bolivia. He was subsequently appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States on 6 May 1890. While in Washington, he represented Chile at the International Monetary Conference and chaired one of its commissions.

During the 1891 Chilean Civil War, Lazcano remained at his diplomatic post in the United States in support of Balmaceda's government. He was elected senator for Curicó to the Constituent Congress of 1891, which sat from 15 April to 18 August, but did not take his seat because he remained Chile's representative in Washington. He returned to Chile in late 1891 and subsequently withdrew from public life.

Lazcano died in Valparaíso in 1904.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Prudencio Lazcano Echaurren. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". National Library of Chile. Retrieved 2023-08-27.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 CL licence.