Estenio Mesa
Luis Estenio Mesa Castillo (4 March 1914 – 16 June 1993) was a Chilean carpenter, artisan and socialist politician.
Biography
Mesa Castillo was born in Illapel, Chile, on 4 March 1914, the son of Luis Alberto Mesa Mesa and Rosa Elvira Castillo.
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo of Illapel and later studied at the local Technical School and the School of Artisans. He specialized as a carpenter and cabinetmaker.
Professionally, he owned a furniture workshop in Illapel. He also worked as a civil servant in the Technical Department of Property of the Railway Retirement and Social Security Fund of the State Railways Company.
He married Sara Magdalena Otárola Canales in San Bernardo in 1942.
Political career
Mesa Castillo joined the Socialist Party in 1940. He became an active party organizer and leader.
He was elected Deputy for the 4th Departmental Group —La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel— for the 1941–1945 term, and was re-elected for the 1945–1949 term. During both terms he served on multiple standing committees.