Domingo Santa María Santa Cruz

Family He was the son of Julio Álvaro Santa María Santa María and Ana Santa Cruz Wilson, and the youngest of eight children. He was the great-grandson of Chilean President Domingo Santa María and the grandson of Vicente Santa Cruz Vargas. He was also the nephew of the prominent Chilean musician Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson. Education He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones of Viña del Mar and Valparaíso. He then entered the Arturo Prat Naval Academy, where he studied for three years, motivated by his godfather Arturo Wilson, a survivor of the corvette Esmeralda. Later, he studied civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduating in 1943 with highest distinction. ==Public and political career==

Santa María was president of the National Association of Catholic Students. He later became involved with the Chilean Chamber of Construction, serving as its president between 1956 and 1958. In 1960, together with his friends Andrés Donoso and Sergio Ossa, he co-founded the engineering company Sigdo Koppers. He sold his share upon being appointed Minister of Economy, Development and Reconstruction by President Frei in 1964. He never married nor had children. He died in Santiago in 2006 at the age of 85. ==References==