Manuel Montt completes the construction of the…

Manuel Montt completes the construction of the durable Chilean constitutional order begun by Portales and Bulnes from 1851 to 1861.

By reducing church prerogatives, Montt eases the transition from a sequence of Conservative chief executives to a series of Liberals.

As a civilian head of state, he is less harsh with his Liberal adversaries.

He also promotes conciliation by including many northerners as well as southerners in the government.