Francisco Montané

Francisco Montané Urrejola (1878 – ?) was a Chilean public official, insurance executive, agriculturist and politician. He served as a deputy during the 1920s and later as a senator representing the province of Aconcagua during the 1933–1937 legislative period.

Biography Montané Urrejola was born in Limache in 1878, the son of Rodolfo Montané Rodríguez and Natalia Urrejola Unzueta. He married Elena Vives Edwards in Valparaíso on 8 September 1910.

He studied at the Mac-Kay School of Valparaíso. He worked as a public employee for ten years before entering the insurance sector, where he joined the La Central Insurance Company and eventually became its general manager. He later founded the La Progreso Insurance Company and served as director of the Astilleros de Las Habas joint-stock company.

As an agriculturist, he was a partner in the firm Gianoli, Mustakis y Montané and exploited the San Jorge estate in Limache, which he owned.

Political career Montané Urrejola initially militated in the National Party and later in the Conservative Party.

He was elected deputy for Quillota and Limache in 1924, though he was excluded from office following an electoral dispute. He subsequently served as deputy for the Sixth Departmental District of Valparaíso, Quillota, Limache and Casablanca during the 1926–1930 and 1930–1932 legislative periods. During his time in the Chamber of Deputies, he served on the Permanent Commission on Finance and, as a substitute member, on the Commission on Agriculture and Colonization, which he later presided over.

In 1933, he was elected senator for the Third Provincial District of Aconcagua, serving from 1933 to 1937. This four-year senatorial term resulted from the institutional adjustment following the revolutionary events of June 1932. During his senatorial service, he was a member of the Permanent Commissions on Agriculture, Mining, Industrial Development and Colonization, as well as on Hygiene and Public Assistance.

Other activities Montané Urrejola was a member of the Viña del Mar Club, the Valparaíso Club, the Club de La Unión, the Conservative Club of Quillota, and the Club Hípico. He also served as director of the Valparaíso Sporting Club.