Manuel Blanco Encalada

Provisional President of Chile

21 April 1790 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

5 September 1876(1876-09-05) (86) Santiago, Chile

9 July 1826 (1826-07-09 )  – 9 September 1826 (1826-09-09 )

Manuel Blanco EncaladaProvisional President of ChileIn office 9 July 1826 (1826-07-09 )  – 9 September 1826 (1826-09-09 ) Vice President Agustín EyzaguirrePreceded by Ramón Freire (as Supreme Director of Chile)Succeeded by Agustín Eyzaguirre Personal detailsBorn(1790-04-21 ) 21 April 1790 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la PlataDied5 September 1876(1876-09-05) (aged 86) Santiago, ChileNationalityChileanPolitical partyIndependentSpouse(s)Carmen Gana López ​(m. 1818)​Signature Manuel José Blanco y Calvo de Encalada (American Spanish:  ; April 21, 1790 – September 5, 1876) was a vice-admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President (Provisional) (1826).