José Rufino Torrico de Mendiburu (
Lima; — ) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as
Mayor of Lima
The following is a list of Lima's mayors through the 20th and 21st centuries.
'' Alcaldes ordinarios'' of the first and the second vote
Mayors of Lima
See also
* Timeline of Lima
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three times: in 1880–1881, 1883–1884 and 1895. He also served in the
Peruvian Army, fighting in the
Battle of La Palma that ended the
Liberal Revolution of 1854 and reaching the rank of
colonel before his retirement in 1872.
In January 1881, his management helped to partially stop the violence and looting of Lima by soldiers retreating from the
Battle of Miraflores and he was the highest Peruvian authority at the time of the
entry of
Chilean troops into the Peruvian capital.
After the
War of the Pacific, he joined the
Constitutional Party of
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 Preside ...
, whom he served as
Minister of War and Navy (1886–87), and of
Government and Police (1894–95). He was also a senator in the
Congress of the Republic. In 1895, immediately after the
civil war between Caceristas and Pierolistas, he again took charge of the government of Lima. In his memory, an
important strip or artery of the
historic centre of Lima bears his name.
See also
*
Juan Crisóstomo Torrico
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Jirón Rufino Torrico
Jirón Rufino Torrico, formerly known as Jirón Arica, is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts before its intersection with the Jirón Conde de Superunda, parallel to the '' Pro ...
References
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1833 births
1920 deaths
Politicians from Lima
Mayors of Lima
Lawyers from Lima
Peruvian military personnel
Peruvian military personnel of the War of the Pacific