Ernesto Balmaceda

Ernesto Balmaceda Bello (1887 – February 24, 1906) was a Chilean diplomat, who was murdered in Belgium in a celebrated case that came to define diplomatic privileges and immunities for the retinue and families of diplomatic staff. He was of Basque descent.

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Ernesto Balmaceda
Birth dateFebruary 27, 1887
Birth place
Chile , Santiago
Date of deathFebruary 24, 1906
Place of death
Belgium , Brussels

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