Alberto Blest Gana was a Chilean novelist and diplomat, considered the father of Chilean novel. Blest Gana was of Irish and Basque descent.
[Translation.] Señores Gana and Medina to Mr. Seward Washington, June 23, 1867. The undersigned, the chargé d’affaires of Chili, and the chargé d’affaires ad interim of Peru, have the honor…
[Translation.] Señores Gana and Medina to Mr. F. W. Seward Washington, June 25, 1867. Mr. Assistant Secretary: The undersigned, the chargé d’affaires of Chili, and the chargé d’affaires ad interim…