Joaquín Díaz Besoaín
Manuel Joaquín Díaz Besoaín (14 October 1847 – 6 February 1924) was a Chilean commercial broker, administrator and politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies for Curicó and Vichuquén from 1891 to 1900 and for Santa Cruz from 1906 to 1909.
Early life
Díaz was born in Santiago on 14 October 1847, the son of Joaquín Díaz Arancibia and Petronila Besoaín. He studied at the Conciliar Seminary of Santiago.
He married Marina Garcés Puelma, with whom he had fourteen children.
Díaz worked as a commercial broker and as an administrator of private interests. He also participated in municipal government, serving as a municipal councillor of Santiago in 1878 and as mayor of Curicó in 1888.
Political career
A member of the Conservative Party, Díaz served on the party's executive board.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Curicó and Vichuquén for the 1891–1894 legislative term and was reelected for the same constituency for the 1894–1897 and 1897–1900 terms, serving continuously from 1891 to 1900. During these terms, he served on the Finance and Industry Committee and the Finance Committee.
After six years outside Congress, Díaz returned to the Chamber as deputy for Santa Cruz for the 1906–1909 legislative term. During this term, he served on and chaired the Industry Committee.
Díaz died in Quilpué on 6 February 1924, aged 76.