The Palacio Pereira is a historic neoclassical mansion located at the corner of San Martín and Huérfanos streets, in downtown Santiago , Chile . Built in the second half of the 19th century, it was declared a National Historic Monument in 1981, but this didn't prevent its deterioration.
64-527: In 2011, under the first presidency of Sebastián Piñera , the government bought the building to transform it into the headquarters for the Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM) and the Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (CMN). In 2012 an open call for an architectural competition for a preliminary restoration project was launched. The winning project, proposed by the architectural firm led by Cecilia Puga ,
128-459: A national TV spot on YouTube featuring a male gay couple, something never seen before in a presidential campaign run in Chile. Amongst his promises were increasing education rates and improving international relations with the neighboring nation of Peru . Piñera's victory meant a shift towards the right, breaking two-decades of center-left political leadership in Chile and I. the process becoming
192-710: A 1,180 km2 (456 sq mi) a private natural reserve he bought and owned on the south end of Chiloé Island , in order to protect 118,000 hectares of the region's unique ecosystem . His foundation runs the park, which is open to the public and is an ecotourist location. Piñera bought the 118,000 hectares in Chiloé through an offshore company in Panama. He faced pressure to cede eight hectares to sixteen indigenous families whose presence pre-dates Piñera's purchase and who have spent years negotiating to obtain title to their familial lands. An additional project, Grupo Tantauco: Derechos Humanos ,
256-519: A National Monument in 1981, when it already was in a deplorable state of neglect. Its ruined status worsened with the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake . A restoration project was undertaken between 2016 and 2019. The works were executed by the Constructora Cosal, Proyectos y Rehabilitaciones Kalam, from Spain , and Inmobiliaria La Viña. The project was awarded to the team of the architect Cecilia Puga , along with Paula Velasco and Alberto Moletto, and
320-501: A family-owned copper mine Dominga to his best friend through shell companies registered in British Virgin Islands Piñera once owned 90% of Chilevisión (a terrestrial television channel broadcasting nationwide). He also owned 27% of LAN Airlines (LAN); 13% of Colo-Colo , a football (soccer) club; and other minor stock positions in companies such as Quiñenco , Enersis , and Soquimich . In July 2007, Piñera
384-782: A fundamental role in the creation of the Pacific Alliance , and also involved Chile in the international arena by celebrating the CELAC-EU Summit in Santiago in 2013 in which he had a discussion with Bolivia President Evo Morales on the topic of the Bolivian Government demanding Sea Access. Early in 2012, physicist Frank Duarte sharply criticized Piñera's performance in the handling of the Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute at The Hague, deemed as favoring commercial interests over
448-494: A larger meeting room with a capacity of 40 people; the fourth level will accommodate a dining room. In 1872, the French architect Lucien Hénault was appointed by Luis Pereira Cotapos to design and built the palace. The building as designed had a floor area of 2,100 m (23,000 sq ft) and two stories in height. It is built of brick. The facade fronting Huérfanos Street features semicircular windows and Ionic pilasters on
512-649: A member of the Christian Democratic Party. Another nominee was Cristián Larroulet, who was an economic planning adviser under Pinochet . Piñera first met with his new ministers one day later and issued a formal memorandum calling upon all members to renounce their positions in all private companies by 28 February to avoid conflicts of interest. The memorandum also said that in regards to national heritage , secretaries of state whose affiliation with companies having direct receipt of fiscal monies must either remove themselves from those associations or honor
576-527: A partial Fulbright Program for postgraduate studies in economics. During his time at Harvard, Piñera and a classmate coauthored an article, "The Old South's Stake in the Inter-Regional Movement of Slaves", for the Journal of Economic History . After three years at Harvard, Piñera graduated with both a Master of Arts and PhD in economics . Piñera was an economics lecturer from 1971 until 1988 at
640-620: A state visit to Spain to boost relations between the two countries. While in Spain, President and Mrs Piñera, with Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia , opened the exhibition "Don Qui. El Quijote de Matta", at the Cervantes Institute of Madrid . As president, Piñera expressed support for the Argentine claim on the Falkland Islands , referring to " the unrenounceable rights of Argentina on
704-475: A wealthy lawyer, wine company owner and Chilean politician, wanted to build a palatial house similar to those found in the Barrio Dieciocho. He bought a property owned by the heirs of Juana Varela in 1872, which consisted of farms and vineyards dating from 1793. In 1872, Luis Pereira commissioned French architect Lucien Hénault to design and build his new house on that land, who was considered to be one of
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#1733085586726768-510: Is to return the Copa Libertadores to Chile. That is our great goal." Although he will remain part owner, he will take no administrative duties or role while President. Piñera announced his "cabinet of unity" on 9 February 2010 in Chile's National Historical Museum. The cabinet was made up of 16 men and 6 women. Among Piñera's nominees was Jaime Ravinet , the previous president's defense minister; until accepting Piñera's offer, he had been
832-418: The 2005 presidential election (RN was supposed to support UDI's Lavín ). He described his political philosophy as Christian humanism . Piñera ran for President of Chile in the 2009–2010 election. From August 2009, he led in opinion polls, competing with left-of-center candidates Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle , Marco Enríquez-Ominami , and Jorge Arrate . In the 13 December 2009 election, Piñera placed first in
896-513: The Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego to the province of Santa Cruz through Chilean territory. Another 1,500 tourists were left without movement in Torres del Paine National Park after routes to Puerto Natales and El Calafate were cut. In consequence, on 14 January, Minister Secretary General of Government Ena von Baer announced changes in Sebastián Piñera's government cabinet, including
960-662: The Banco de Talca 's CEO. The money disappeared and was never paid. Piñera spent 24 days in hiding while his brother, José Piñera , appealed the order, making some calls to underestimate the crime. A writ of habeas corpus , first rejected by the Appeals Court but then approved by the Supreme Court , acquitted Piñera. According to the Pandora Papers, Sebastián Piñera's case was throw out due to political intervention. Sebastián Piñera
1024-565: The Christian Democrat Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle in his pre-candidacy for president. Between 11 March 1990 and 11 March 1998, Piñera was senator for Eastern Santiago . In 1998, Piñera opposed the arrest and detention of Augusto Pinochet in London, initiated by Baltasar Garzón , arguing that it was an attack on Chile's sovereignty and dignity. On 14 May 2005, in a surprise move, Piñera announced his candidacy for
1088-601: The Colegio del Verbo Divino ("Divine Word School"), from which he graduated in 1967. Piñera then enrolled at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile , from which he graduated in 1971 with an undergraduate degree in commercial engineering. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Raúl Iver Oxley Prize, which is given to the best overall student in each class. Piñera continued on to Harvard University on
1152-723: The Colombian peace process and celebrated the Summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the European Union in Santiago in 2013. In 2014, during the end of his term, the President highlighted the creation of 990 thousand new jobs, in addition to the fact that the country was in a position to grow economically between 6 or 7%, in addition to the reduction of poverty rates in
1216-538: The Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR). Following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état , the Inmobiliaria San Luis acquired the palace, subdividing it into several stores for rent, damaging the building. In 1981 it was purchased by Inmobiliaria Maullín —owned by Raúl del Río—. The building was declared a National Monument of Chile in 1974, losing this designation the following year, and then declared again
1280-683: The Santiago Stock Exchange to ease trade. Axxion shares more than tripled before falling 39% on Friday, 22 January. Bachelet's Finance Minister Andrés Velasco urged Piñera to get the sale "sorted out quickly." The value of Piñera's interest in Axxion was estimated at US$ 700 million, of his US$ 1.2 billion fortune at the beginning of that week. On 5 February, Piñera confirmed plans to sell his 26.3% stake in LAN airlines at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting for his main holding company, Axxion. Under
1344-799: The University of Chile , the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile , and Adolfo Ibáñez University . In 1971, he was in charge of Economic Political Theory in the School of Economics at the University of Chile, and in 1972, at the Valparaiso Business School. In 1989, with Cecilia Morel, Danica Radic, and Paula Délano, Piñera created the Enterprising Women Foundation ( Fundación Mujer Emprende ), originally called The House of Youth ( La Casa de la Juventud ). The foundation aims to assist in
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#17330855867261408-454: The rescue of 33 trapped miners , all of whom were rescued after 70 days following a mining accident . " Chile will never be the same ", he said to the miners' foreman, Luis Urzúa, as he (the last of the miners to emerge from the cavern) greeted Piñera, in a broadcast carried live across the globe. Despite much goodwill in Chile following this incident, he faced continuing opposition from Chileans calling for amendments to anti-terrorism laws on
1472-805: The Chilean Football Board in 2010. Pérez de Arce hold Piñera, owner of football club Colo-Colo , had a long-term interest in removing Mayne-Nicholls from the Presidency of the Chilean Football Board. Marcelo Bielsa , the manager of the Chile national football team , subsequently made headlines for his brief and cold greeting to Piñera in the farewell before the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Both Bielsa and Mayne-Nicholls had good relations with former president Michelle Bachelet , Piñera's political rival. Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales The National Monuments Council (Spanish: Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales )
1536-666: The automatic registration, voluntary voting and primary laws, the law for the direct election of regional councilors, the elimination of the 7% contribution charge for retirees, the creation of the Ethical Family Income, the Luchsinger-Mackay case, the student protests of 2011, in addition to protests in the Chilean Patagonia. He helped to create the Pacific Alliance , started recognizing the State of Palestine , participated in
1600-553: The building, and from October 1972 the Ministry of Education destined it to house student organizations such as the Federación de Estudiantes Secundarios de Santiago (FESES), the Federación de Estudiantes Industriales y Técnicos de Santiago (FEITES) and the Federación de Izquierda de Estudiantes Particulares (FIEP), as well as the Frente de Estudiantes Revolucionarios (FER), the student branch of
1664-697: The closure of the Cordillera prison and the installation in the political discourse of the concept of "passive accomplices" from the Pinochet Government, the reception of the decision of the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the maritime delimitation between Chile and Peru in 2014, the six-month postnatal law, the sending of the Civil Union Agreement law, the creation of Chile Atiende,
1728-638: The country. The first lady, Cecilia Morel , was in charge of the Elige Vivir Sano program, and the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Social Development were created during the administration. The composition of his government was marked by the presence of former officials of the Pinochet dictatorship . For example, the head of the cabinet of the Undersecretary of Defence, Major Mario Larenas Gutiérrez,
1792-447: The development of young women of lower income. In 1973, Piñera created the foundation Fundación Futuro , of which he was president and whose directors are Cristián Boza D., María Teresa Chadwick P., Hugo Montes B., Cecilia Morel M., Renato Poblete S.J., and Fabio Valdés C. The head director of the foundation is Magdalena Piñera. The foundation's mission is to help in Chile's development of justice, freedom, and democracy. The foundation
1856-508: The first billionaire to be sworn into the Chilean Presidency. He offered to sell his shares in major corporations before being sworn in on 11 March 2010, to avoid conflicts of interest . Piñera placed US$ 400 million in blind trusts . The Monday following Piñera's election, expectations of sale from his largest holdings created a surge in trade of Axxion and LAN shares, causing three brief suspensions (19–20, 22 January 2010) in
1920-494: The first elected right-wing leader in 52 years. On 28 January, Piñera suspended his membership in National Renewal party and unofficially became an independent . RN's bylaws require successful presidential candidates from the party to renounce their association to govern the country fairly, foremost with the interest of the people, not with the interest of a political party or particular political philosophy. Piñera became
1984-452: The first level, and pedimented windows on the second, alternating triangular and curve pediments. The main entrance, which includes a carved wood door, is framed by a two-tier pedimented portico , with paired Ionic columns at the first level and paired Corinthian columns at the second. The exterior windows were originally protected by wrought-iron grilles. The San Martín Street façade is longer and more uniform, repeating some elements of
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2048-470: The first to hold the office since the departure of Augusto Pinochet in 1990. The legacy of Piñera's two administrations include the reconstruction following the 2010 Chile earthquake , the rescue of 33 trapped miners in 2010 , a rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic , and the legalization of same-sex marriage in Chile in 2021–2022. His administrations also faced the two largest protests movements since
2112-477: The foundation's president at any given time. Cristián Patricio Larroulet Vignau , current Minister of the Secretariat of the Presidency of Chile, stated that Piñera was honoring his promise of removing himself from private corporations, as Chilevision will become the property of a non-profit organization. MP Cristián Monckeberg ( RN ), stated there was no law obligating Piñera to do otherwise and thus this decision
2176-576: The grounds that Mapuche Indigenists could be treated as terrorists. This matter led to hunger strikes which started before the mining disaster, and were set to continue afterward. The Araucanía Region suffers from constant burnings of trucks and private infrastructure by some radical groups. In January 2011 he faced protests in Magallanes Region in response to a proposed increase in the price of natural gas there by 16.8%. The protests left more than two thousand cars isolated while trying to cross from
2240-567: The interest of the Chilean people, and called for Chile's withdrawal from The Hague. Following the adverse ruling against Chile in 2014, several political figures in Chile, from a variety of political parties, also called for Chile's withdrawal from The Hague that would, in addition, imply a withdrawal from the Pact of Bogota . According to Hermógenes Pérez de Arce Ibieta , President Piñera had pushed for Harold Mayne-Nicholls to be replaced as President of
2304-473: The islands ". In March 2012, Piñera visited Vietnam with the intention of increasing cooperation between the two countries in general and with Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam's most populous and largest economic hub, in particular. HCM City also called for a Chilean sister city while receiving Piñera on 23 March. The visit included the signing of a bilateral trade agreement and several cooperation pacts in education, tourism, culture, and finance. President Piñera had
2368-638: The main facade. Two intersecting interior corridors, covered with glass roofs, divide the building into four sections. The interior of the building features decorative plaster moldings. It had at least 12 large rooms, mostly with silk-covered walls. The gallery had a floor made of various kinds of marble and parquet . 33°26′24″S 70°39′30″W / 33.4400°S 70.6583°W / -33.4400; -70.6583 Sebasti%C3%A1n Pi%C3%B1era Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique ( Spanish: [miˈɣel ˈxwan seβasˈtjam piˈɲeɾa etʃeˈnike] ; 1 December 1949 – 6 February 2024)
2432-457: The most prominent architects in Santiago de Chile since his arrival in 1856, accompanied by the then minister Manuel Blanco Encalada . The Pereira Palace was the last work of the French architect in Chile before returning to his country of origin. Luis Pereira resided in his mansion until his death in 1909. His widow, Carolina Iñiguez Vicuña, continued to live there until her death in 1932. That year
2496-547: The pact, Axxion shareholders have agreed to fix the price of the sale, estimated at US$ 1.5 billion. The Cueto family, who at that point held 25.5% of LAN through their holding company Costa Verde Aeronáutica , had the first option to purchase the stake. On 18 February, Axxion posted a statement on their website confirming the sale of a 21.18% stake in LAN Airlines to the Cueto family for US$ 1.23 billion. Announcement regarding
2560-523: The palace will have a total floor area of 6467 m². Its completion was estimated to be in December 2019. On January 11, 2021 it was announced that the palace will be used as a place of work for the Constitutional Convention , people elected to write a new constitution for Chile. The building will have 15 offices with 102 desks, and 11 meeting rooms with a total capacity of 132 seats, in addition to
2624-520: The penultimate Inca emperor, Huayna Capac . He was a nephew of the former oldest living Roman Catholic bishop in the world, Bernardino Piñera , who died in 2020 due to complications from COVID-19 . Piñera's family moved to Belgium one year after his birth and later to New York City , where his father was the Chilean ambassador to the United Nations . Piñera returned to Chile in 1955 and enrolled in
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2688-675: The property was sold to the Archdiocese of Santiago , serving as the headquarters of the Caja de Ahorros de Empleados Públicos from 1940 to 1950. Later the building was leased by the Ministry of Education , beginning its deterioration phase when it was altered to serve as a high school (Liceo N° 3 de Niñas) between 1950 and 1968. In 1969 the palace housed the Centro Humanístico Científico Santiago Centro, also known as Liceo 26. The 1971 Aconcagua earthquake severely damaged
2752-444: The public ownership of educational establishments. During August 2011, Piñera's public approval declined precipitously amidst continuous protests, to the extent that some polls indicated that he was the least popular Chilean leader since Augusto Pinochet. His approval ratings dropped to as low as 22% according to a CERC survey. As such, Piñera's chances of passing sought reforms were seen as remote. In March 2011, President Piñera led
2816-424: The resignation of Ricardo Raineri as Energy Minister. Laurence Golborne became Mining and Energy Minister, on 16 January. Amidst the severe 2011 Chilean student protests Piñera shuffled his cabinet and removed Joaquín Lavín from the post of minister of education. With respect to the protest, Piñera defended for-profit activity in education and proposed to legalize it, rejecting the students' demands for
2880-596: The restrictions of their competitors. Piñera was sworn in as the 34th President of the Republic of Chile on 11 March 2010, in a ceremony held in a plenary session of the National Congress in Valparaíso . In the same ceremony, Piñera's Cabinet ministers were sworn in. The ceremony was also marked by a 6.9 M w earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that upset the invitees. Among the milestones of his first government
2944-564: The results with 44.05% of the votes, while Frei placed second with 29.6%. Neither candidate received more than half of the total votes; therefore, as per the Constitution , Chileans returned to the polls for a final run-off election on Sunday, 17 January 2010. That evening, the third and final preliminary results were announced by the Undersecretary of the Interior , accounting for 99.77% of
3008-463: The return of democracy in 1990; the 2011 student protests and the more massive and violent 2019–2020 protests . After leaving office in 2022 Piñera developed amicable relations with the new left-wing president Gabriel Boric , who had previously been a harsh critic of him. Piñera died in a helicopter crash on Lake Ranco on 6 February 2024 at age 74. Piñera's supporters form a cross-party centre-right and right-wing faction called Piñerism. Piñera
3072-436: The sale of the remaining shares was pending until March 2010, when the whole package left Piñera's hands. Piñera sold his 9.7% stake in the upscale private hospital Clinica Las Condes at a price of 25,113 CLP per share (US$ 48.00) through his holding company Bancard on Tuesday, 16 February. The total sale of the 792,000 shares grossed US$ 37.85 million and was purchased by the brokerage firm Celfin . The proceeds from
3136-522: The sale will go to paying off Bancard debt. Piñera announced in February he had the intention to transfer 100% of his stake in Chilevisión to a not-for-profit organization called Fundación Cultura y Sociedad (formerly Fundación Futuro ), of which he was owner. The foundation's board will include some of the station's current executives. Under that proposal, Piñera maintains the right to remove and replace
3200-504: The third richest person in Chile and the 1177th richest person in the world. A member of the liberal-conservative National Renewal party, he served as a senator for the East Santiago district from 1990 to 1998, running for the presidency in the 2005 election , which he lost to Michelle Bachelet , and again, successfully, in 2010 . As a result, he became Chile's first conservative president to be democratically elected since 1958, and
3264-436: The total ballot boxes. Piñera received 51.61% of the votes and Frei received 48.39%. Piñera invested an estimated US$ 13.6 million in his presidential campaign, which included items such as a campaign anthem and " Thank You " banners. Piñera's banners and billboards carried statements throughout the country such as " Delinquents, your party is over ," and " Small businesses, Big opportunities ". Piñera's campaign released
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#17330855867263328-403: The walls, leaving exposed the original colors. Another planned task is the construction, on an empty plot of land adjacent to the original building, of a reinforced concrete structure with five above-ground stories and two basement levels, adding 4675 m² of floor space for the offices of the Dirección de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM) and the Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (CMN); thus,
3392-419: Was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic politician and diplomat, he studied business administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and economics at Harvard University . At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of US$ 2.7 billion, according to Forbes , making him
3456-594: Was accused by the communist deputy Hugo Gutiérrez of having participated in the Caravan of Death following the 1973 coup . The same deputy recalled the past of the general appointed by Piñera as director of the Gendarmerie , Iván Andrusco, who had worked at DICOMCAR, a repressive body dissolved following the Caso Degollados (1985), and who had been forced to resign. On 12 October 2010, Piñera rallied his countrymen in
3520-508: Was also involved in the Chispas Case, on which a fraudulent buyout of the chilean electrical company Enersis netted its participants over $ 400 million. All involved were convicted, resulting in a $ 75 million fine. Between 1992 and 2004 Sebastian Piñera engaged in tax evasion through the use of shell companies, for which he was never formally charged. Due to Pandora Papers leaks, he was formally charged for tax-evasion and bribery due to selling
3584-715: Was announced in December 2012, during the XVII Biennale of Architecture. In 2014 the architectural design by Puga, Alberto Moletto and Paula Velasco was completed. The project was completed in 2020. The palace, along with the Former National Congress Building , served as headquarters of the Convención Constitucional , the Chile's constitutional redrafting group after the national plebiscite regarding this issue held in October 2020. Luis Pereira Cotapos,
3648-413: Was born in Santiago de Chile on 1 December 1949, as the third child of José Piñera Carvallo (1917–1991) and Magdalena Echenique Rozas (1919–2000). Among his ancestors on his maternal side is his mother's great-great-grandmother, Luisa Pinto Garmendia, the sister of President Aníbal Pinto Garmendia and daughter of President Francisco Antonio Pinto and Luisa Garmendia Alurralde, who was a descendant of
3712-414: Was executed and financed by the Ministry of Public Works, through its Architecture Department. The works began in July 2016 with a budget of more than $ 16 billion. The objective was to recover the existing building and at the same time create a new space that would coexist harmoniously with this construction and environment. The restoration project includes the removal of the superficial layer of paint on
3776-616: Was fined approximately US$ 680,000 by Chile's securities regulator (SVS) for not withdrawing a purchase order after receiving privileged information (an infraction similar to insider trading ) of LAN Airlines stock in mid-2006. Later that month, he resigned from the boards of LAN and Quintec . To avoid a conflict of interest, he sold Chilevisión for $ 160 million in 2010 to Time Warner . He also sold his shares of LAN in several rounds between February and March 2010. Piñera built an estimated fortune of US$ 2.8 billion as of February 2018 , according to Forbes magazine. His wealth
3840-449: Was greatly due to his involvement in introducing credit cards to Chile in the late 1970s and his subsequent investments, mainly in LAN Airlines stock. Piñera acquired shares of the formerly state-owned company from Scandinavian Airlines in 1994, as part of a joint venture with the Cueto family. In 1988, after Pinochet had lost the referendum on his continued rule and Chile was returning to democracy , Piñera offered his support for
3904-477: Was legally legitimate. The option above did not take place in the end; Piñera decided to sell the TV station, and after a failed attempt in May 2010 with the Linzor Capital investment fund, the President announced it had sold Chilevisión to Time Warner , in late August 2010. Piñera said he would not sell his 12.5% stake in Blanco y Negro , a company that owns the Colo-Colo soccer team. He stated: "We want big things and not only achieve local victories. The idea
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#17330855867263968-412: Was proposed in hopes of beginning a reconciliation between the Chilean people who suffered human rights violations during Augusto Pinochet 's dictatorship. Piñera was general manager of the Banco de Talca . In 1982, a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of violating banking law and fraudulent loans, in an event where over US$ 38 million were not paid to the Central Bank of Chile , Piñera being
4032-431: Was renamed Fundación Cultura y Sociedad after Piñera was elected president. Under the Fundación Cultura y Sociedad (formerly Fundación Futuro ), the Grupo Tantauco has the mission of environmentalism, and is administered by Juan Carlos Urquidi. It was created to support the proposals Piñera instituted or planned to institute during his presidency. In 2005, Piñera created Tantauco Park (Spanish: Parque Tantauco ),
4096-423: Was the rescue of the San José mine in 2010, a year in which Chile lived the Bicentennial , in addition to the earthquake of February 27 and the subsequent reconstruction of the country after it. The national soccer team participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the approval of a tax reform for education (increasing taxes), the Zamudio law (a law against discrimination in favor of sexual minorities),
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