- Olga Maturana
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Olga Maturana Espinoza 
Mayor of 
PichilemuIn office
May 28, 1951 – May 17, 1953Preceded by Sergio Morales Retamal Succeeded by Sergio Morales Retamal Personal details Born October 10, 1906
Santiago, ChileDied July 16, 1973 (aged 66)
Pichilemu, ChileNationality Chilean Spouse(s) Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel Children 5 Olga Maturana Espinoza (October 10, 1906–July 16, 1973)[1] was a Chilean politician born in Santiago. Maturana worked as Councillor of Pichilemu in 1950, and became the first Mayoress of Pichilemu in 1951.[2][3]
Biography
Maturana was born on October 10, 1906 in Santiago, Chile.[1] Her parents were Arturo Maturana Zúñiga and Emma Espinoza Pedrada.[4]
Maturana married in 1926 with Felipe Iturriaga Esquivel in Santiago when he was 20.[4] Maturana and Iturriaga moved to Pichilemu in 1932. Iturriaga was elected Mayor for three terms (1932–1935; 1941–1944; and 1956–1959),[1][5] and Maturana was elected Councillor of Pichilemu in 1950,[6] along with Carlos Echazarreta Larraín, Ricardo Ayala and Armando Caroca Rojas. Sergio Morales Retamal was elected Mayor, but he left the office in 1951.[5]
Olga Maturana succeeded Sergio Morales on May 28, 1951, and became the first Mayoress of Pichilemu.[5][6] Her term ended on May 17, 1953.[5]
Maturana had 5 childs with her husband Felipe Iturriaga: Arturo Iturriaga Maturana (Santiago, December 6, 1927); María Mercedes Iturriaga Maturana (Santiago, April 7, 1929); Carlos Iturriaga Maturana (Santiago, May 23, 1932–Pichilemu, January 3, 1997); Olga Iturriaga Maturana (July 14, 1936); and Rodolfo Iturriaga Maturana (Santiago, February 22, 1938).[1][3]
Maturana died on July 16, 1973 in Pichilemu, Chile at 66.[1]
Influence
As of 2008, only two women had occupied political offices in Pichilemu: Alicia López Galarce (Councillor from 1953 until 1956) and Olga Maturana.[7]
In 2008, 12 women enrolled to the municipal election. Only three of them were eventually elected: Marta Urzúa, Andrea Aranda and Viviana Parraguez.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Familia Iturriaga" (in Spanish). genealog.cl. http://www.genealog.cl/Chile/I/Iturriaga/. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ Washington Saldías (6 February 2005). "Nunca es tarde para reiterar nuestras disculpas" (in Spanish). Pichilemu News. http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2005/02/00051-nunca-es-tarde-para-reiterar-nuestras-disculpas.html. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ a b Julio Retamal Favereau, Carlos Celis Atria, José Miguel de la Cerda Merino, Carlos Ruiz Rodíguez, and Francisco José Urzúa Prieto (2003). Familias Fundadoras de Chile, 1656-1700. El conjunto final. Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.
- ^ a b Enrique Molina Canales (2004). "Monografía de la Casa Genealógica de los Yturriaga de Chile y sus Ramas Colaterales" (in Spanish). genealog.cl. http://www.genealog.cl/Chile/I/Iturriaga/1GenealogiaCasadeYTURRIAGA-GenealogiaTroncal.pdf. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d Washington Saldías (2 August 2007). "Alcaldes, regidores y concejales de la comuna de Pichilemu" (in Spanish). Pichilemu News. http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2007/08/01679-alcaldes-regidores-y-concejales-de-la-comuna-de-pichilemu.html. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ a b Felícitas Klimpel Alvarado (1962) (in Spanish). La mujer chilena. Editorial Andrés Bello. http://books.google.com/books?id=Gv8pAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ Washington Saldías (3 August 2008). "Candidatas mujeres en Pichilemu alcanzan a 12 féminas con deseos de integrar el Concejo Municipal" (in Spanish). Pichilemu News. http://pichilemunews.blogcindario.com/2008/08/02432-candidatas-mujeres-en-pichilemu-alcanzan-a-12-feminas-con-deseos-de-integrar-el-concejo-municipal.html. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ "SISTEMA DE DESPLIEGUE DE COMPUTOS - MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR". elecciones.gob.cl. http://www.elecciones.gob.cl/SitioHistorico/paginas/2008/concejales/comunas/candidatos/total/4801.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
Pichilemu- History
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Colleges and Schools - Agustín Ross Edwards High School
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See also - 1985 Pichilemu earthquake
- 2003–2009 Pichilemu political controversies
- 2010 Pichilemu earthquake
- Los Restos Indígenas de Pichilemu
Categories:- 1906 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Santiago
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- Pichilemu City Council members
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