to the old guard and if I participate in intervention it is because I want an effective, disciplined Parliament that collaborates with the government's work for the common good. I have experience and know where I'm going. I cannot let the theorists undo what Portales, Bulnes, Montt, and Errázuriz have done." Later life He assured the election of his protégé and political heir, José Manuel Balmaceda. After he stepped down, he continued his work as President of the Senate. He died of a heart attack on July 18, 1889. References External links 1825 births 1889 deaths People from Santiago Chilean people of Spanish descent Chilean Roman Catholics Liberal Party (Chile, 1849) politicians Presidents of Chile Chilean Ministers of the Interior Foreign ministers of Chile Chilean Ministers of Finance Deputies of the XII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Deputies of the XVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Presidents of the Senate of Chile Senators of the XIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the XXII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Candidates for President of Chile Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera alumni Members of the Chilean Academy of Language Chilean people of the War of the Pacific