José Nicolás Hurtado de Mendoza y Jaraquemada (Melipilla, 1836 — September 8, 1908)[1] was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician who held the position of chargé d'affaires in Peru, at the beginning of the crisis that led to the Spanish–South American War (1864–1866).

During the occupation of the Chincha Islands he presented a settlement proposal that was rejected by Peru and is named in the Vivanco–Pareja Treaty.

He studied law at the University of Chile, where he qualified as a lawyer on July 15, 1857.

He married Teresa Eyzaguirre de la Cavareda on June 4, 1863.

In 1870, he became a member of the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences of the University of Chile.