Esteban Iturra

Esteban Iturra Pacheco (15 August 1892 – 30 April 1965) was a Chilean lawyer, musician and parliamentarian affiliated with the Liberal Party.

He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies during the XLVI Legislative Period (1949–1953), representing the Concepción area, and later served as Intendant of Concepción between 1960 and 1964.

Biography Iturra Pacheco was born in Concepción on 15 August 1892, the son of Esteban Sandalio Iturra del Pino and Sara María Pacheco de la Vega. He completed his secondary education at the Seminary of Concepción and studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 1914. His undergraduate thesis was titled La cosa juzgada, and he was sworn in as a lawyer on 27 October 1914.

Alongside his legal studies, he pursued musical training at the National Conservatory of Music, graduating in 1911 with a diploma as a concert pianist. These dual vocations—law and music—marked his professional and intellectual life.

He married Estefanía Oria Puente, with whom he had two daughters.

Professional career Iturra Pacheco began his legal career in his father’s law office. He later served as a public prosecutor and as professor of Civil Law and Commercial Law at the University of Concepción, where he also served as interim dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences.

Following the establishment of the Enrique Soro Conservatory in Concepción, he served as its first director between 1920 and 1930. Between 1935 and 1949, he acted as trustee in bankruptcy (síndico de quiebras). He also served as a member of the Court of Appeals of Concepción.

Political career A member of the Liberal Party, Iturra Pacheco was elected Deputy for the 17th Departmental Group —Concepción, Talcahuano, Tomé, Yumbel and Coronel— for the 1949–1953 legislative period.

During his parliamentary tenure, he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and as a replacement member of the Committee on Roads and Public Works.

He later served as Intendant of Concepción between 1960 and 1964, during the administration of President Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez.

Other activities Iturra Pacheco served as honorary vice-consul of Spain for the provinces of Concepción and Arauco. He was a councillor and local president of the Sociedad Periodística del Sur (SOPESUR). He was also a member of the Chilean Bar Association, the Club Concepción, and various cultural institutions.

Death Iturra Pacheco died in Concepción on 30 April 1965, at the age of 72.