It was difficult to me choose only one person related to my major area, it took me a few minutes to choose only one.
My choice was Diego Portales. He was born in 1793 and died in 1837. He was a Minister on the government between 1830 and 1837 in different charges. He was the person who bring back the order to the Republic, because before him Chile was plunged in Anarchism an the administration of the State was trembling. He established the ideal State and who supposed to be the leaders. The State must be strong and with all it powers centralized. The leaders must be an example of virtues and patriotism, because with this the nation will follow a clear road to the supreme goal, the common benefit. With this the State of Chile acquired stability and a deep mark of a strong State, that we can see on our time.
I like his work, because at that time Chile needed a strong man (or woman) who can make big changes in a difficult situation. Another thing that always surprises me is that Diego Portales never accept is payment has a Minister of the State, because he thought that a leader must do the best for his Nation not for a reward, the Minister must do the best because the charge was created for the common benefit of the Nation and not by benefit of one person.


