Diego José Victor Portales Palazuelos (June 15, 1793-June 6, 1837) was a Chilean minister and entrepreneur.

His legacy in the improvement and renewal of the administration of the State, his strategic vision of Chile as an independent and sovereign Latin American country, and his influence in the Chilean Constitution of 1833 are considered the most important milestone of Chilean institutionality during the 19th century. His work was specially influential during the years of political learning of the post-independence turmoil and during the governments of the Authoritarian Republic (1830-1861) and in a lesser degree the governments of the Liberal Republic (1861-1891).

His remains, missing since his assassination, were found on March 2005 in Santiago's Metropolitan Cathedral during renovation projects.

1793 births | 1837 deaths | Assassinated people | Chilean people | Chilean politicians | War of the Confederation people

Diego Portales Palazuelos | Diego Portales