Jose Joaquin Perez Mascayano Biography

Begins his presidency and opens the period of liberal administrations.

Is formally inaugurated as President of Chile for the 1861-1871 term.

Joins Peru in war against Spain during the Chincha Islands crisis.

Permits non-Catholic religious worship within privately owned buildings.

Approves measures declaring Mapuche lands subject to state control during territorial expansion in Araucania.

Signs a treaty defining the Chilean-Bolivian boundary at the twenty-fourth parallel.

Begins his second presidential term during the transition toward more liberal constitutional politics.

Leads the government when the Commercial Code enters into force and standardizes commercial law.

Introduces compulsory scientific subjects into the curriculum of primary education.