▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Ben ef ic ence , ▁sitting ▁on ▁its ▁council ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁helping ▁to ▁create ▁hosp it als , ▁c em eter ies , ▁or ph ans ' ▁as yl ums , ▁and ▁the ▁like . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁also ▁elected ▁a ▁Senator . ▁ ▁Death ▁Bl est ▁died ▁in ▁ret irement ▁at ▁his ▁estate ▁in ▁San ▁Bern ardo , ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁leaving ▁to ▁his ▁adopted ▁Chile ▁a ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁and ▁a ▁family ▁ill ust ri ous ▁on ▁many ▁accounts . ▁Proof ▁of ▁that ▁are ▁his ▁sons ▁Alberto ▁Bl est ▁G ana , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁Chile an ▁novel ists ; ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Bl est ▁G ana , ▁poet ▁and ▁author ; ▁and ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Bl est ▁G ana , ▁politician , ▁lawyer , ▁historian , ▁and ▁government ▁minister . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : I r ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁Chile ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁S lig o ▁Category : 1 8 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 0 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Irish ▁people ▁Category : Ch ile an ▁phys icians ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Ch ile an ▁health care ▁man agers <0x0A> </s> ▁Stan ho pe a ▁mart iana ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁orch id ▁en demic ▁to ▁south