José María Caro Martínez
| José María Caro Martínez | |
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| 1st Mayor of Pichilemu | |
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In office 6 May 1894 – 7 May 1905 |
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| Succeeded by | Francisco Javier Asalgado |
| Subdelegate of the 13th Subdelegation of San Fernando Department Cáhuil |
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In office 1891–1892 |
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| President | Jorge Montt Álvarez |
| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | José Domingo Fuenzalida |
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| Born | 1830 San Antonio de Petrel, Pichilemu, Chile |
| Died |
11 November 1916 (aged 86) Ciruelos, Pichilemu, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Rodríguez Cornejo |
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| Residence | Quebrada del Nuevo Reino, Pichilemu, Chile |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
José María Caro Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maˈɾia ˈkaɾo maɾˈtineθ]; 1830 – 11 November 1916) was a Chilean politician and civil servant. In May 1894, he was unanimously elected as the first mayor of the commune of Pichilemu, along with Pedro Nolasco de Mira, and Francisco Reyes, who were respectively elected as segundo and tercer alcalde (second and third magistrate). Caro Martínez had previously served for several years as llavero (administrator) of the San Antonio de Petrel hacienda, and between 1891 and 1892 was the Subdelegate of the 13th of San Fernando Department, which comprised the district of Cáhuil.
The eleven-year mayorship of Caro Martínez, which lasted from 1894 and 1905, was qualified by journalist and local historian José Arraño Acevedo as "the most fruitful" in the history of the commune. In his four terms, Caro Martínez constructed roads that connected Pichilemu with San Fernando, capital of the department of the same name, and founded several schools in Pichilemu and parts of current Marchigüe.
He resigned in May 1905 and completed his fourth mayoral term as a segundo alcalde. As a mayor, he was succeeded by Francisco Javier Asalgado, who held the office for two non-consecutive terms. Caro Martínez was the father of José María Caro Rodríguez, the first Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Francisco Adriano Caro Rodríguez, who was regidor of Pichilemu for several terms between 1906 and December 1925, when he became the 8th Mayor of Pichilemu following the resignation of Luis Barahona Fornés, and Pedro Pablo Caro Rodríguez, a lawyer from the University of Chile, who served as acting judge in several Chilean cities.
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