Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos (July 21, 1817–June 13, 1892) was a Chile

Chile

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an politician

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 and lawyer

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Biography

Astaburuaga was born in Talca on July 21, 1817. His parents were Cayetano Astaburuaga Valdovinos and Petronila Cienfuegos Silva.

He studied in Presbítero Juan de Díaz Romo School and Instituto Nacional

Instituto Nacional

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. Studied Law in Universidad de San Felipe; and was sworn in as lawyer on September 5, 1832.

Astaburuaga married on June 10, 1853 with María del Rosario Vergara Rencoret.

Works

• Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile; Second Edition. Santiago, Chile; 1899.