José Faustino Sánchez Carrión (

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, Trujillo, February 13, 1787 – Lurín,

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, June 2, 1825) was a pro-independence politician from

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. Also known as the "Solitario de Sayán" (English: "Solitary man from Sayán"), he had a decisive role in the establishment of the republican system of government in post-independence Peru. He was one of the writers of the first political constitution of Peru, of liberal tendencies. He later participated in the diplomatic mission which traveled to

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to invite

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to Peru. He died prematurely, victim of an unknown sickness. Sánchez Carrión served as Bolivar's secretary or general minister, accompanying him throughout his victorious campaign on Peruvian soil and acquiring the necessary resources needed by the United Liberating Army (composed by the '' Expedición Libertadora del Perú'',

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, and the

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) which emerged victorious in the battles of Junin and

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. He was

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from April 1824 to October 1824. Afterwards, he served from 1824 to 1825 as Peru's Minister of Government and Foreign Relations, and as such signed the invitations written by Simon Bolivar for the American nation's attendance to the

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References

;Bibliografía * Basadre, Jorge: ''Historia de la República del Perú. 1822 - 1933'', Octava Edición, corregida y aumentada. Tomo 1. Editada por el Diario "La República" de Lima y la Universidad "Ricardo Palma". Impreso en Santiago de Chile, 1998. *Chirinos Soto, Enrique: ''Historia de la República (1821-1930)''. Tomo I. Desde San Martín hasta Augusto B. Leguía. Lima, AFA Editores Importadores S.A, 1985. *Tauro del Pino, Alberto: ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú.'' Tercera Edición. Tomo 15. SAL/SZY. Lima, PEISA, 2001. *Varios autores: ''Grandes Forjadores del Perú''. Lima, Lexus Editores, 2000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez Carrion, Jose Faustino 1787 births 1825 deaths Viceroyalty of Peru people People from Trujillo, Peru Peruvian politicians Foreign ministers of Peru Ministers of economy and finance of Peru

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