Juan Antonio Pezet
Juan Antonio Pezet | |
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16th President of Peru | |
In office August 5, 1863 – November 8, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Pedro Diez Canseco |
Succeeded by | Pedro Diez Canseco |
Prime Minister of Peru | |
In office 1861–1863 | |
President | Ramón Castilla Miguel de San Román |
Preceded by | José Maria Raygada y Gallo |
Succeeded by | Juan Antonio Ribeyro Estrada |
Personal details | |
Born | Lima, Viceroytalty of Peru | 11 June 1809
Died | 24 March 1879 Lima, Peru | (aged 69)
Juan Antonio Pezet Rodríguez Piedra (11 June 1809 – 24 March 1879) was a Peruvian military officer and politician who served in the positions of Secretary of War, First Vice President and the 16th President of Peru throughout his life. As President, his moderate and cautious attitude towards the occupation of the Chincha Islands by a Spanish Fleet in 1864 was used as an excuse to launch a military uprising that drove him out of power.
Early years
Juan Antonio Pezet Rodríguez Piedra was born in
.He became captain in 1828, and in 1835, as colonel of the battalion of sharp-shooters of Rimac, he took part in the rising of President
After his return, he was appointed prefect of Lima and took part in the revolution of
Under President Echenique in 1853, he was appointed inspector-general and chief of the Army of the South during the invasion of Bolivia.
President of the Republic
In 1859, Pezet was secretary of war; in 1862, he was elected first vice-president with General San Román,[1] assuming the presidency following the death of the latter in 1863. During his administration, the difficulties with Spain, which culminated in the occupation of the Chincha Islands on 14 April 1864, began.
But when he signed a treaty with the Spaniards on 27 January 1865, which was considered derogatory to Peruvian national honor, a general uprising followed, so on November 7, 1865, he delivered the executive office to the vice-president and retired to Europe, settling in Richmond, England. He returned in 1871 and lived in retirement in Chorrillos until his death.
Pezet was the dedicatee of a requiem by José María Valle Riestra, a relative by marriage.[2]
References
- ^ Abog. Freddy Ronald Centurión González. "LA INSTITUCIÓN DE LA VICEPRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA EN LA CONSTITUCIÓN PERUANA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ "Requiemsurvey.org". www.requiemsurvey.org. Retrieved Mar 13, 2021.