Was Salvador Allende a Freemason?

He married Hortensia Bussi with whom he had three daughters. He was a Freemason, a member of the Lodge Progreso No. 4 in Valparaíso.

What is the meaning of Allende?

Spanish: from allende ‘on the other side’, hence a topographic name for someone living on the far side of some natural landmark, such as a mountain.

What did Allende do?

Salvador Allende was the president of Chile from 1970 until his 1973 suicide, and head of the Popular Unity government; he was the first Marxist ever to be elected to the national presidency of a liberal democracy in Latin America.

What is Salvador Allende known for?

Who is Salvador Allende’s son?

Salvador Isabelino del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Allende Gossens was born on July 26, 1908, in Valparaíso, Chile. The son of Salvador Allende Castro and Doña Laura Gossens Uribe, he was part of an upper-middle-class family that had a long tradition in progressive politics.

When was Allende killed?

On September 11, 1973, Salvador Allende, President of Chile, died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds during a coup d’état led by the Chilean Army Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet .

What did Altamirano Allende want to do?

In the words of Altamirano Allende also did not want “to do as so many dictators and presidents of Latin America, that is to grab a breifcase full of money and take a plane out the country”. Allende was an admirer of José Manuel Balmaceda, a Chilean president who died by suicide in face of his defeat in the Chilean Civil War of 1891.

What happened to Pablo Allende’s body?

Allende’s corpse was carried out of Palacio de La Moneda wrapped in a Bolivian poncho by soldiers and fire fighters. His body was sent to Hospital Militar arriving about 17:30. Among those present during the autopsy was one of Allende’s former classmates in university. The autopsy also recorded his death as a suicide.