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Lima Campaign
The Lima campaign is the third land campaign of the War of the Pacific, carried out by Chile between December 1880 and January 1881. The campaign ended with the Chilean occupation of the Peruvian capital and the establishment of the Chilean authority in it and other surrounding territories, which would extend until 1883, with the end of the war. Background After the battles of Alto de la Alianza and Arica, which occurred on May 26 and June 7, 1880, respectively, the governments of Bolivia, Chile and Peru began talks to end the war in the port of Arica. In addition, the Lynch Expedition departed from the port with the aim of destroying the sugar estates that contributed financially to Peru and demanding war contributions from the Peruvian landowners. U.S. intervention was carried out through Secretary of State William M. Evarts, who promoted the Arica Conferences in order to stop the conflict, since, as a result of Chilean attacks, civilian properties had been involuntarily af ...
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War Of The Pacific
The War of the Pacific ( es, link=no, Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Saltpeter War ( es, link=no, Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with a Chilean victory, which gained for the country a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia. The war began over a nitrate taxation dispute between Bolivia and Chile, with Peru being drawn in due to its secret alliance with Bolivia. But historians have pointed to deeper origins of the war, such as the interest of Chile and Peru in the nitrate business, the long-standing rivalry between Chile and Peru, as well as political and economical disparities between Chile, Peru and Bolivia. On February 14, 1879, Chile's armed forces occupied the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta, subsequently war between Bolivia and Chile was declare ...
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Diego Dublé Almeyda
Diego Dublé Almeyda (1841 – May 6, 1922) was a Chilean Army officer. From 1874 to 1878 he was governor of governor of Punta Arenas in the Straits of Magellan. In 1876 he travelled on board of ''Chacabuco'' to Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands where he bought 300 sheep he then sold to Henry Reynard, contributing to beginning the Patagonian sheep farming boom In late 19th and early 20th centuries, sheep farming expanded across the Patagonian grasslands making the southern regions of Argentina and Chile one of the world's foremost sheep farming areas. The sheep farming boom attracted thousands of im .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Duble Almeyda, Diego 1841 births 1922 deaths People from Valparaíso Chilean people of French descent Governors of Magallanes Chilean Army officers Chilean Freemasons Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera alumni Chilean military personnel of the Chincha Islands War Chilean military personnel of the War of the Pacific People ...
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Peruvian Army
The Peruvian Army ( es, Ejército del Perú, abbreviated EP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations. It celebrates the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho (1824) on December 9. History Military traditions in Peruvian territory go back to prehispanic times, ranging from small armed bands to the large armies assembled by the Inca Empire. After the Spanish conquest, small garrisons were kept at strategic locations but no standing army existed until the Bourbon reforms of the 18th century. The main purpose of this force was the defense of the Viceroyalty from pirates and corsairs as well as internal rebellions. Independence The ''Ejército del Perú'' was officially established on August ...
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El Mercurio De Valparaíso
''El Mercurio de Valparaíso'' () The oldest continuously circulating periodical, published under the same name, in Spanish language. It was founded on September 12, 1827. It is based in Valparaíso, Chile. See also *''El Mercurio ''El Mercurio'' (known online as ''El Mercurio On-Line'', ''EMOL'') is a Chilean newspaper with editions in Valparaíso and Santiago. Its Santiago edition is considered the country's newspaper of record and it is considered the oldest daily in t ...'' External links * Publications established in 1827 Mass media in Valparaíso Newspapers published in Chile 1827 establishments in Chile {{Chile-newspaper-stub ...
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Abel-Nicolas Bergasse Du Petit-Thouars
Abel-Nicolas Georges Henri Bergasse du Petit-Thouars (March 23, 1832 – March 14, 1890) was a French sailor and vice-admiral who took part in the Crimean War, the Boshin War, the Franco-Prussian War and the War of the Pacific. He is considered a hero in Peru, known there as the ''Savior of Lima''. Early life Petit-Thouars was born in Bordeaux-en-Gâtinais, Loiret. He was adopted by his maternal uncle Vice Admiral Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars, a member of the Aubert Du Petit-Thouars family, originating from Touraine, and a noble family since 1711. adding the du Petit-Thouars surname to his name. When he was 15 years old, he entered the ''École navale'', incorporating himself to the French Navy when he was 21 years old. Military career He took part in the Crimean War, where he was wounded and was made a Knight of the Légion d'honneur. In 1868, he commanded the corvette '' Dupleix'' during the Japanese revolution. On 8 March 1868, a skiff sent to Sakai was attacked by samurai r ...
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El Peruano
''Diario Oficial El Peruano'' (''The Peruvian Official Newspaper'') is the official daily newspaper of Peru. The paper was founded on 22 October 1825 by Simón Bolívar although it changed names between the following decades and it was not published continuously since its inception. In addition to carrying news, all laws passed in Peru must be published by ''El Peruano''. It is currently edited by Delfina Becerra González. It is published by the Peruvian Company of Editorial Services SA - Editora Peru (''Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales SA - EDITORA PERÚ''), a state enterprise under private law. The company was created as part of the national information system (''Sistema Nacional de Información'') established by ''Decreto Ley'' No. 20550 of 5 March 1974. This law included the various collective state media under a unified management, the majority of which returned to private ownership following the departure of the military regime from power. History Early decades ( ...
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Justo Pastor Dávila
Justo Pastor Dávila Herrera was a Peruvian colonel who was a primary commander throughout the Lima campaign as well as the Sierra campaign during the War of the Pacific as well as the Prefect of Tarapacá in 1879. Biography Justo was born on August 7, 1829 at Moquegua as the son of Don Vicente Fernández Dávila Pomareda and Doña Teresa Herrera Maura. He began military service around 1843 and was promoted to Colonel in 1865. On 1879, he was made the Prefect of Tarapacá before the Peruvian involvement in the War of the Pacific began as Mariano Ignacio Prado appointed him as the commander of the Vanguardia Division which was previously commanded by General Manuel G. De la Cotera. This was due to several personnel changes in the command of the divisions during the month of May and after Belisario Suárez was appointed chief of the general staff, replacing Colonel Bustamante, of which Dávila himself supported. Andrés Avelino Cáceres took his position as chief of the second di ...
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Mariano Vargas
Mariano Vargas Quintanilla was a Peruvian Colonel of the War of the Pacific. He was one of the main commanders during the Lima campaign and was known for his leadership during the Battle of La Rinconada de Ate. Early military career Vargas was born on July 1823 at Lima as the son of Juan Nepomuceno Vargas Guimet and Carmen Quintanilla. Two of his brothers, Juan Nepomuceno and Juan Rafael would also go on to participate in the War of the Pacific with equivalent ranks. He enlisted in the Peruvian Army on 1838 and fought in the Battle of Yungay by the next year. He would later participate in the Peruvian-Bolivian War and the Chincha Islands War with a promotion to colonel in 1865. Around this time he stated that he knew what "bullets are". War of the Pacific By January 4, 1881, Vargas was given command of the Ate Valley and when news of incoming Chilean soldiers under the command of Orozimbo Barbosa, he began to take immediate action. He began by sending several reconnaissance fo ...
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Pedro José Sevilla
Pedro José Sevilla Yturralde was a Peruvian colonel who was the head of the 3rd Cazadores del Rímac Regiment, as well as one of the main commanders of the Battle of El Manzano of the Lima campaign during the War of the Pacific before being captured and imprisoned in Chile for the remainder of the war. Biography Early years Sevilla began his military education by studying in Chile at the College of Mora and was a classmate of Antonio Varas. Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna mentioned that: War of the Pacific In the Battle of El Manzano, Colonel Yturralde and Colonel Victorino Arceniega defended the moats and ramparts of Herbay with unusual tenacity and only at five o'clock in the morning on December 19, 1880, did they abandon their defenses and headed to Cañete. Sevilla retired to the town of Mala, where he received orders by telegraph to move to the nearby town of Calango and, with the aid of the militia, harass the Chilean occupants. Seville communicated the news to Nico ...
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Andrés Avelino Cáceres
Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (November 10, 1836 – October 10, 1923) served as the President of Peru two times during the 19th century, from 1886 to 1890 as the 27th President of Peru, and again from 1894 to 1895 as the 30th President of Peru. In Peru, he is considered a national hero for leading the resistance to Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), where he fought as a General in the Peruvian Army. Early years Andrés Avelino Cáceres was born on November 10, 1833, in the city of Ayacucho. His father, Don Domingo Cáceres y Ore, was a landowner and his mother, Justa Dorregaray Cueva, daughter of the Spanish colonel Demetrio Dorregaray. He was ''mestizo''; one of his maternal ancestors was Catalina Huanca, an Inka-Wanka princess. He studied at the ''Colegio San Ramón'' ( es, San Ramón School) in his hometown. Military career In 1854, Cáceres abandoned his studies and joined the ''Ayacucho'' Battalion as a cadet. As part of this unit, ...
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Arnaldo Panizo
Arnaldo Panizo Avasolo (May 7, 1839 - May 7, 1892) was a Peruvian general of the 1857–1860 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War and the War of the Pacific as well as a key commander of the Lima campaign. Family Arnaldo Panizo was the son of Rear Admiral Juan José Panizo y Talamantes, a naval hero assassinated during the revolution of Mariano Ignacio Prado and Lizardo Montero Flores on June 24, 1865, and Dolores Avasolo y Ailuardo. Panizo Abasolo first married his cousin Elena Otero Abasolo, with whom he had six children: Alberto, César, Vidal Canuto, Francisco, Amanda and María Luisa. The latter died during childbirth, an unfortunate event that also caused the death of her mother. Remaining a widower, Arnaldo Panizo contracted a second marriage the following year with Benjamina Vargas O'Dowling, a Peruvian woman from Iquique. With Benjamina Vargas, Panizo Abasolo had six other children: Aníbal, Arnaldo, Gonzalo, Rebeca, Elena and Doloritas, the last one dying at the age of four. Mi ...
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