José María Bustos Mora (1869 – 11 March 1931) was a Chilean physician and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
A member of the Liberal Party, Bustos represented San Fernando from 1909 to 1915. He was a member of the Permanent Commission of War and Navy and also served on the Conservative Commission during the 1910–1911 parliamentary recess.
Biography Bustos was born in Santa Bárbara, near Los Ángeles, in 1869, the son of José María Bustos Rodríguez and Fermina Mora. He studied at the Liceo de Concepción and later at the School of Medicine of the University of Chile, qualifying as a physician and surgeon on 28 October 1894.
Between 1895 and 1899, he continued his medical studies in Europe, specializing in ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology. In 1900, he opened an ophthalmology practice in Santiago.
During the Chilean Civil War of 1891, Bustos served with the 7th Line Regiment with the rank of captain and fought at the battles of Concón and Placilla on the side of the congressional forces.
In 1911, he became director of the Santiago Penitentiary, where he introduced a series of administrative reforms. He remained in the position until 1916.
Bustos died in Santiago on 11 March 1931.
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