Manuel Ravest Mora

Manuel Ravest Mora (1934 – April 8, 2015) was a Chilean lawyer and historian specializing in the War of the Pacific.

He held a law degree and a bachelor's in Legal, Political, and Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and was a member of the Chilean Academy of Military History.

Ravest Mora conducted significant research on the War of the Pacific, exploring British archives. He translated and published the letters of the Antofagasta Nitrate & Railway Company, which are crucial for a new interpretation of the war's origins, in his book ''La compañía salitrera y la ocupación de Antofagasta, 1878-1879''. Provided by Wikipedia