Justo Pastor Dávila
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Justo Pastor Dávila Herrera (1829-1901) was a Peruvian colonel who was a primary commander throughout the Lima campaign as well as the Sierra campaign during the
War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ...
as well as the Prefect of
Tarapacá San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, also known simply as Tarapacá, is a town in the region of the same name in Chile. History The town has likely been inhabited since the 12th century, when it formed part of the Inca trail. When Spanish explorer Diego ...
in 1879.


Biography

Justo was born on August 7, 1829, at
Moquegua Moquegua (, founded by the Spanish colonists as Villa de Santa Catalina de Guadalcázar del Valle de Moquegua) is a city in southern Peru, located in the Department of Moquegua, of which it is the capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Prov ...
as the son of Don Vicente Fernández Dávila Pomareda and Doña Teresa Herrera Maura. He began military service around 1843 and was promoted to Colonel in 1865. On 1879, he was made the Prefect of Tarapacá before the Peruvian involvement in the
War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ...
began as
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appointed him as the commander of the Vanguardia Division which was previously commanded by General Manuel G. De la Cotera. This was due to several personnel changes in the command of the divisions during the month of May and after Belisario Suárez was appointed chief of the general staff, replacing Colonel Bustamante, of which Dávila himself supported. Andrés Avelino Cáceres took his position as chief of the second division, to whom he corresponded by seniority. La Cotera grew angry because of this and refused the position of chief of general staff and went to Lima alone with his assistant. He was replaced by Colonel Don Justo Pastor Dávila who was described as a courageous, impetuous and an extremely active chief. Later he was appointed head of the Vanguardia Division, made up of the 6th Puno Battalion and the 8th Lima Battalion, and thus began his participation in the land campaigns of this war. In the general headquarters, the division general Don Juan Buendía appeared as chief, having Colonel Don Juan González as aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Colonel Don
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, Sergeant, Major Don Emilio Coronado, Captain Don Lorenzo Marolin, 1st Lieutenants Mr. Lorenzo Velásquez and Mr. Luis Darcourt and Mr. Benito Neto as secretary. The Vanguard Division was commanded by Colonel Don Justo P. Dávila, composed of the 6th Puno Battalion and 8th Lima Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonels Don Manuel Isaac Chamorro and Don Remijio Morales Bermúdez. Dávila was also a major critic of other officers as he stated that Generals Villamil and Villegas would be: Dávila would go on to participate at the
Battle of Tarapacá The Battle of Tarapacá occurred on 27 November 1879 during the Tarapacá Campaign of the War of the Pacific. Three Chilean columns of almost 3,900 soldiers attacked a numerically inferior Peruvian contingent of 3,046 troops at Tarapacá - 50 ...
, the
Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos The Battle of San Juan, also known as the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos, was the first of two battles in the Lima Campaign during the War of the Pacific, and was fought on 13 January 1881. This battle is really a group of smaller, yet fier ...
and the
Battle of Miraflores The Battle of Miraflores occurred on January 15, 1881 in the Miraflores District of Lima, Peru. It was an important battle during the War of the Pacific that was fought between Chile and the forces of Peru. The Chilean army led by Gen. Manuel ...
before going on to be a primary commander at the Sierra campaign.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dávila, Justo Pastor 1829 births 1901 deaths Peruvian military personnel of the War of the Pacific People from Moquegua Peruvian Army officers