Dávila Espinoza, Carlos Guillermo (1887–1955)
Dávila Espinoza, Carlos Guillermo (1887–1955)
Carlos Guillermo Dávila Espinoza (b. 15 September 1887; d. 19 October 1955), Chilean political figure and newspaper publisher. After serving as ambassador to Washington, Dávila continued his education in the United States. Dávila was one of three men who led the Socialist Republic of 100 Days. More conservative than his colleagues, he eventually replaced them until he too was deposed, this time by a military coup under the leadership of General Bartolomé Blanche Espejo. Following the socialist republic's fall, Dávila resumed his newspaper career, working in the United States and eventually acting as editor of the government-owned journal La Nación. Having served as Chile's representative to various international organizations, he subsequently became secretary-general of the Organization of American States, a position he held at the time of his death.
See alsoChile, Socialist Republic of 100 Days .
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Frederick B. Pike, Chile and the United States, 1880–1962 (1963), pp. 210-211.
Frederick M. Nunn, Chilean Politics: The Honorable Mission of the Armed Forces 1920–1931 (1970), pp. 171-173.
Additional Bibliography
Simonetti de Groote, Susana. "El gobierno de Carlos Dávila, 16 de junio-13 de septiembre de 1932." Boletín de la Academia Chilena de la Historia 62 (1995): 293-360.
William F. Sater