Álvaro José Miguel Covarrubias Ortúzar (born 19 February 1824 – 24 April 1899) was a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as President of the Senate of Chile.

[1] Álvaro Covarrubias was born on 19 February 1824 in Santiago de Chile.

His younger brother Ramón Covarrubias Ortúzar was a member of the Conservative Party of Chile.

[3] In 1857 he started teaching as a professor in the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Chile.

[4] During the presidency of the conservative Manuel Montt (1851-1861), Covarrubias was persecuted for his beliefs and affiliation with the Liberal Party.