José Benigno Samanez y Ocampo (March 19, 1838 - November 14, 1887) navigated the rivers Apurimac,

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, Tambo, Urubamba and

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between 1883 and 1884, searching for the best way between the

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and

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. Born in

Andahuaylas Andahuaylas (Quechua Antawaylla, ''anta'' copper, ''waylla'' meadow, "copper meadow") is a Peruvian city. It is the capital of the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region. It is known as the ''pradera de los celajes'' (Spanish for "prairie of ...

in 1838, he was father of

David Samanez Ocampo David Samanez Ocampo (4 November 1865 – 13 July 1947), the son of José Samanez, served as Interim President of Peru, officially as the President of the Southern Junta, during the transitional period of March to December 1931. He oversaw chang ...

, president of the transitional government of

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of 1931. He died in Iquitos in 1887 at the age of 49 of

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while being the city prefect.

References

*Samanez, Consuelo (1980).
Exploración de los Rios Peruanos Apurimac, Eni, Tambo, Ucayali Y Urubamba
" * Library of Congress.
Exploración de los Rios Peruanos Apurimac, Eni, Tambo, Ucayali y Urubamba
" * The University of Arizona Library.
Exploración de los Rios Peruanos Apurimac, Eni, Tambo, Ucayali y Urubamba
" * University of California, Berkeley.
Exploración de los Rios Peruanos Apurimac, Eni, Tambo, Ucayali y Urubamba
" * Universidad Catolica del Peru.
Exploración de los Rios Peruanos Apurimac, Eni, Tambo, Ucayali y Urubamba
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