Juan Martín Echenique y Tristán (1841 – May 26, 1912) was a

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politician and soldier who served as the

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from 1898 to 1899. He was the son of

José Rufino Echenique José Rufino Pompeyo Echenique Benavente (November 16, 1808 – June 16, 1887) served as the 12th President of Peru from 1851 to 1855. He participated in the Peruvian War of Independence and the Peruvian Civil Wars of 1834 and 1843–44. Eche ...

, who served as

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and Victoria Tristán. During his military career, Juan fought for Peru during the

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against

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Biography

Echenique was born in 1841 in

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and Victoria Tristán de Echenique, the daughter of the last Viceroy of Peru, Pío de Tristán. He began his military training as a

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in 1851. In 1853, he entered the

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, where he studied until November 1854. In 1855, he was forced into exile in the

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with his father due to the Liberal Revolution of 1854. 1841 births 1912 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Peru Mayors of Lima Children of presidents of Peru {{Peru-mayor-stub