With his wife's dowry and his friend's money. The social and economic ascent of Francisco García de Huidobro, Marquis of Casa Real

Estudio de caso sobre Francisco García de Huidobro, tesorero establecedor de la Casa de Moneda de Santiago de Chile y primer marqués de Casa Real. Se describe su proceso de promoción económica y social en el contexto de reestructuración de la elite chilena de mediados del siglo XVIII, fundamentado inicialmente en el capital social proporcionado por su red de relaciones familiares y mercantiles. A partir del control de la acuñación, en apenas veinte años acumularía la principal fortuna de Chile, posicionándose sobre el resto de comerciantes santiaguinos y culminando su ascenso con la obtención de un título nobiliario.Case study about the figure of Francisco García de Huidobro, founding purser of the Mint of Santiago de Chile and first Marquis of Casa Real. The article describes his social and economic promotion in the context of the restructuration of Chilean elites in the mid-18th century. García de Huidobro ascent was made possible initially by the social capital provided by his social and mercantile network. Based on his control of the mint, in barely twenty years García de Huidobro managed to amass the largest fortune of Chile, rising above the rest of the Santiago merchant class and crowing this meteoric ascent with the award of a title of nobility