Subercaseaux
| Subercaseaux Family | |
|---|---|
| Chilean business family of French origin | |
| Country | Chile |
Place of origin | France |
| Founder | Francisco Subercaseaux Breton (c. 1730–1800) |
The Subercaseaux family is a Chilean family of French descent. They became well known during the 19th century due to their wealth amassed in Norte Chico. They have played a very significant role in Chilean mining, winemaking, politics and arts.
Main branch
- Francisco Subercaseaux Breton (c.1730–1800), the family patriarch and mining industry pioneer; married Bernarda Real de Azúa and Manuela Mercado Corbalán
- Ramón Subercaseaux Mercado (1790–1859), entrepreneur and politician; married Magdalena Vicuña Aguirre (1817–1913) socialite and philanthropist
- Lucía Subercaseaux Vicuña (1847–1908); married Claudio Vicuña Guerrero (1833–1907) politician and diplomat
- Claudio Vicuña Subercaseaux (1875–1956) farmer and politician; married Julia Ossa Lynch
- Victoria Subercaseaux Vicuña (1848–1931), socialite; married Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna
- Benjamin Vicuña Subercaseaux (1876–c. 1911), writer
- Antonio Subercaseaux Vicuña (1843–1911), merchant and politician; married Gertrudis Pérez Flores
- Ramón Guillermo del Carmen Subercaseaux Pérez (1872–1959) politician and engineer; married Mercedes Rivas Ramírez
- Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña (1854–1937), painter and diplomat; married Amalia Errázuriz de Subercaseaux (née Errázuriz Urmeneta; 1860–1930), a writer, co-founder of the Chilean Ladies League and member of the Errázuriz family.[1][2][3][4]
- Pedro Subercaseaux (1880 – 1956), painter and Benedictine monk; married Elvira Lyon Otaégui[a]
- Luis Subercaseaux (1882–1973), athlete and politician; married Margarita Donoso Foster
- Blanca Subercaseaux de Valdés (née Subercaseaux Errázuriz; c. 1885–c. 1887 – 1965), writer and artist; married Horacio Valdés Ortúzar
- Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux (1908–1982), Capuchin missionary. Declared "venerable" by Pope Francis in 2014.
- Gabriel Valdés (1919–2011) lawyer, diplomat, academic and politician; married Sylvia Soublette (1924–2020) composer, singer, choirmaster and educator
- Juan Gabriel Valdés (born 1947) politician and diplomat: married Antonia Echenique Celis
- Maximiano Valdés (born 1949) classical musician and orchestral conductor
- Juan Subercaseaux (1896 – 1942), the Archbishop of La Serena.
- Juan Subercaseaux (1896–1942), archbishop
- Emiliana Subercaseaux de Concha (née Subercaseaux Vicuña) co-founder of Concha y Toro; married Melchor Concha y Toro (1833–1892) businessman, lawyer, politician and co-founder of Concha y Toro [5][6]
- Emiliana Concha de Ossa (née Concha Subercaseaux; 1862–1905), artist model, muse and philanthropist; married Luis Gregorio Ossa Browne
- Carlos Concha Subercaseaux (1863–1917) lawyer and politician; married Mercedes Hurtado Lecaros [7]
- Daniel Concha Subercaseaux (1866–1917) civil engineer
- Olivia de Santiago Concha, 4th Marchioness of Casa Concha (1892–1977) : married Mariano Fontecilla Varas, 4th Marquess of Montepío
- Mariano Fontecilla de Santiago Concha, 5th Marquess of Montepío (born 1924) diplomat and lawyer; married Isabel Margarita Lira Vergara
- Olivia de Santiago Concha, 4th Marchioness of Casa Concha (1892–1977) : married Mariano Fontecilla Varas, 4th Marquess of Montepío
- Juan Enrique Concha Subercaseaux (1876–1931) lawyer, philanthropist and politician; married Josefina Subercaseaux Browne [8]
- Lucía Subercaseaux Vicuña (1847–1908); married Claudio Vicuña Guerrero (1833–1907) politician and diplomat
- Ramón Subercaseaux Mercado (1790–1859), entrepreneur and politician; married Magdalena Vicuña Aguirre (1817–1913) socialite and philanthropist
Other notable members
- Buenaventura Argandoña Subercaseaux (1804–1844), landowner and benefactor of Coquimbo Province; married Pablo Garriga Martínez and George Edwards Brown
- Carmela Mackenna Subercaseaux (1879–1962) pianist and composer
- Benjamín Subercaseaux Zañartu (1902–1973), writer and researcher.
- Juan Subercaseaux Sommerhoff (born 1943), painter
- Elizabeth Subercaseaux Sommerhoff (born 1945), journalist and writer.
External links
- Genealogy of the Subercaseaux family @ Genealog.
Notes
References
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Ramírez Errázuriz, Verónica (21 March 2018). "Amalia Errázuriz de Subercaseaux". Christian-Muslim Relations Online 2. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers. ISSN 2451-9537.
- ↑ Amaro, Lorena (December 2014). "Escritoras Peregrinas: Viajes hacia la Patria del Alma". Revista Diálogos (in Spanish). 8. Santiago, Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ CAE (17 January 2025). "AMALIA ERRAZURIZ URMENETA:UNA MUJER OCULTADA POR LA HISTORIA". Colegio Amalia Errazuriz (in Spanish). Ovalle, Chile. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ del Pozo, José (1998). "La renovación de la viticultura a mediados del siglo XIX y la generación de los fundadores de las viñas de la Región Central". Historia del vino chileno: desde 1850 hasta hoy (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Santiago: Editorial Universitaria. pp. 63–102. ISBN 9561113996. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Child Protection Society". Endangered Archives Programme. London: British Library. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Carlos Concha Subercaseaux". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reseña Biográfica Juan Enrique Concha Subercaseaux". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 3 March 2026.