Agustín Correa Bravo
Agustín Correa Bravo (6 April 1865 – 1 March 1925) was a Chilean lawyer, journalist and politician.
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served several terms in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and held the position of Minister of Finance during the first presidency of Arturo Alessandri.
Early life
Correa was the son of Agustín Correa Besoaín and Juana Bravo. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 3 April 1886. He married Amalia Ávila Dávila, with whom he had six children.
He became involved in journalism at an early stage of his career. In 1889, he was manager of the Santiago newspaper La Época, where he established and edited a section devoted to legal and judicial affairs.
In 1891, Correa was appointed secretary of the Intendancy of Santiago and taught literature at the Instituto Nacional. During the Chilean Civil War of 1891, he served as Intendant of Santiago. He was also associated with Claudio Vicuña Guerrero and subsequently became involved in the political organization of supporters of former president José Manuel Balmaceda. In 1892, he joined the leadership of what became the Liberal Democratic Party and wrote for the Balmacedist newspaper La República.
Writing under the pseudonym F. Delord, Correa published articles on Balmaceda and the political events of his period. He also wrote on legal subjects, including the status of foreigners in Chile and habeas corpus, and contributed articles on jurisprudence to the Revista Forense. Among his legal publications was a commentary on the 1891 law governing the organization and powers of Chilean municipalities.
Political career
Correa was elected to municipal office in Recoleta in 1894. The following year, he was appointed to the Junta de Beneficencia and the Council of Public Assistance.
In 1897, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Llanquihue, Osorno and Carelmapu. He continued to represent the constituency through successive parliamentary terms until 1915. Correa returned to the Chamber in 1921 as deputy for Osorno for the 1921–1924 term and was elected again for the 1924–1927 term.
His parliamentary work focused particularly on constitutional and public law. He served on the Commission on Constitution, Legislation and Justice, which he chaired in 1914, and participated in special commissions concerned with constitutional reform and the organization of the courts.
Correa also took part in the preparation and discussion of legislation concerning electoral and municipal law, as well as measures affecting the Chilean-administered province of Tacna. His parliamentary interventions extended to the administration of the state railway system and other matters of public administration and economic policy.
He briefly served as Minister of Finance during the first administration of President Arturo Alessandri.
Correa was also a corresponding member of Spanish academic institutions, including the Real Academia Hispano Americana de Ciencias y Artes de Cádiz and the Real Academia Sevillana de Buenas Letras.