the department of Victoria, the capital of which he had founded and spent a good part of his fortune in improving. He established the agricultural society in 1838, and was elected its president. He was several times deputy to the National congress, where he soon became noted for his honesty. In 1845 he attempted to establish a socialistic colony in the country, where all should share the labor and produce, but soon dissensions broke out, and the project failed. A few years later he undertook to establish a large cloth factory, with the object of improving the condition of the poor and giving occupation to women and children. In this enterprise he invested the greater part of his fortune, but before the factory was finished he died. The Maipo canal board erected a statue to his memory. See also Agustin Eyzaguirre History of Chile References External links Official biography Genealogical chart of Eyzaguirre-Larraín family 1775 births 1854 deaths Chilean philanthropists Chilean people of Basque descent Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile People from Santiago