Carlos Walker Martínez

Chilean writer and politician of the 19th century — a figure from Santiago's culturally and politically eventful post-independence years.

Carlos Walker Martínez was a Chilean writer and politician of the 19th century. He was among the literary and political figures who shaped the cultural life of Santiago in the post-independence era. As a politician he engaged in the social debates of his time; as a writer he left works reflecting Chilean literature of that period.