David Segundo Chaparro Pareja (
Cuzco; —
Lima; ) was a
Peruvian
teacher,
politician and
jurist
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. He held a parliamentary position in the
Peruvian congress
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for
Cuzco Province.
Early life
Chaparro was born on March 29, 1875, in
Cuzco. He was the son of José Valentín Chaparro and María Carmen Pareja. His sister Lucía was the mother of
Jorge Chávez Chaparro, rector of the
University of Cuzco from 1961 to 1966. He studied at
Saint Anthony the Abbot Seminary and in the
National College of Sciences. His higher education studies were at the
University of Cuczo and the
University of Arequipa, graduating from the latter in 1904. He participated in the unsuccessful
coup d'état in 1908, fighting in the battle of
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. After another coup in 1909 that led to the declaration of a national
amnesty, he left his refuge in the valley of Lares.
Career
Professional career
In 1910 he was appointed associate professor at the
National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco
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, in 1911 he was appointed accidental professor of the
Philosophy of Law and
Civil Law courses; and in 1913 he was elevated to senior professor.
He held various judicial positions, in addition to being a member of the
Superior Court
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of Justice of Cuzco in 1932. He was deputy director of the
National College of Sciences, while in 1938 he was elected rector of the San Antonio Abad National University for a period 5 years; As soon as two years had passed since this election, by virtue of the New Organic Law of Education that was promulgated in 1941, he proceeded to a new election, being re-elected. In this role, he instituted for the first time the Social Assistance service so that students would have hospital medical services and medications in case of illness.
Together with Luis Pardo and Manuel Briceño, he is part of the former Archeology Board that in 1946, under technical advice, directed the intervention of the platforms on the east side of the Intihuatana sector because they were in a very poor state of conservation. In 1943 he received the
Order of Merit of Chile
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, in the rank of commander. In 1960, he was appointed professor emeritus.
Political career
He served as a substitute deputy for the
province of Calca between 1907 and 1912 during the governments of
José Pardo y Barreda
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Biography
Born in Lima, Peru, he was the son of Manuel Justo Pardo y L ...
and the first presidency of
Augusto B. Leguía
Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo (February 19, 1863 – February 6, 1932) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru from 1908 to 1912 and from 1919 to 1930, the latter term known as ''El Oncenio de Leguía'' (Leguía's E ...
, and in 1913 as a deputy for the
province of Cuzco; In this context, he was part of various Constitution, Legislation and other commissions. Additionally, he served as mayor of Cuzco for the periods of 1911-1912 and 1938–1942.
See also
*
Jorge Chávez Chaparro
References
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1875 births
1963 deaths
People from Cusco
Chaparro family (Peru)
Peruvian lawyers
Provincial Mayors of Cusco Province
National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco alumni