Emilio Sotomayor, el principio de la gurerra del Pacífico

Emilio Sotomayor Baeza, a career military officer, politician, firefighter, and administrator, participated in the civil wars of 1851 and 1859 and served three times as director of the Military Academy. When the conflict escalated into the War of the Pacific, he was tasked with capturing Antofagasta to prevent the auction of the nitrate mines. Contains AI-generated images. Main sources: https://www.bcn.cl https://www.granlogia.cl https://unofar.cl/