title: 1826 in Chile
text: # 1826 in Chile
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1826 in Chile.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  Supreme Director of Chile: Ramón Freire (-9 July)
  
  President of Chile: Manuel Blanco Encalada (9 July-9 September), Agustín Eyzaguirre (9 September-)
  
  ## Events
  
  ### July
  
  * 8 July - Chilean presidential election, 1826
  * 9 July - Ramon Freire resigns, handing over power to Manuel Blanco Encalada.
  
  ### September
  
  * 9 September - Manuel Blanco Encalada resigns, handing over power to Agustín Eyzaguirre.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 2 June - Erasmo Escala (d. 1884)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * March - José Cortés de Madariaga (b. 1766)
  