Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro (November 3, 1780 – February 2, 1855) was a

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priest, politician and lawyer. He served as Archbishop of Lima from 1846 to 1855, deputy for

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and

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, and President of the Constituent Congresses of

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, 1828 and 1834.

Early years and education

Educated in his native city and later at the University of Cusco, he taught theology and law at the seminary of Arequipa. He traveled to

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and witnessed the resistance to the Napoleonic invasion. When he returned to Peru he was named rector of the College of Medicine of San Fernando.

War of Independence

He then participated in the efforts for the independence of Peru and was the president of the first Constituent Congress of 1822, and wrote the constitution of 1823. After

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renounced as the "Protector of Peru", Luna de Pizarro was chosen as interim President until the investiture of

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. He supported the government of La Mar, but after the junta which La Mar presided was dissolved he retired from political life. In 1827 and 1828, he once again became President of the Congress and, in accordance with his functions, he once again was briefly chosen as interim President of Peru in 1833 until the investiture of General

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. He then served as the President of the Constituent Congress from December 1833 to March 1834. In 1846 he was named archbishop of Lima.

Early years and education

War of Independence

References

See also