Luis José de Orbegoso
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Luis José de Orbegoso | |
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North Peru | |
| In office 21 August 1837 – 30 July 1838 | |
| Preceded by | (Republic created) |
| Succeeded by | José de la Riva Agüero |
| 1st President of North Peru | |
| In office 30 July 1838 – 21 August 1838 | |
| Preceded by | (Republic created) |
| Succeeded by | Agustín Gamarra (as President of Peru) |
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| Born | August 25, 1795 Chuquizongo, Huamachuco |
| Died | February 5, 1847 (aged 51)[1] Trujillo, Peru |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Profession | Soldier |
Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada-Galindo, de Burutarán y Morales (August 25, 1795[2][1] – February 5, 1847[1]), was an aristocratic Peruvian soldier and politician, who served as the 5th President of Peru as well as the first President of North Peru. This was a time of profound social instability and continuing civil war which led his government to coexist with that of Pedro Pablo Bermúdez, and later with Felipe Santiago Salaverry.
Orbegoso was born in
During his government, he suffered the enmity of Gamarra, who while in exile had supported Bermúdez in his eventual presidency. Orbegoso had also to deal with the young
After being defeated by Gamarra's efforts to regain power with the support of Chile, Orbegoso had to abandon the country, returning later and staying away from an active political life. He died in Trujillo in 1847.
Gallery
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1842 painting by Ignacio Merino, depicting Orbegoso's 1834 entry into Lima during the Peruvian Civil War -
19th-century depiction of Orbegoso
References
- ^ a b c d Orbegoso, Luis José (1940). Memorias del gran mariscal don Luis José de Orbegoso (in Spanish). Gil. p. 147.
- ^ a b c Revista histórica (in Spanish). Instituto histórico del Perú. 1908. p. 369.
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