Manuel de Mendiburu

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Manuel de Mendiburu (20 October 1805 – 21 January 1885) was a Peruvian statesman and historian born in Lima.

He was educated at the

Constituent Assembly, and Minister of Peru to England, to Bolivia, and to Chile
.

In 1870 he was placed in charge of the School of Arts and Trades at Lima. He organized the

Archivo Nacional de Lima
, which contains his monumental work Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú (1874-85). The publication is invaluable for the study of Peruvian history, especially during the colonial epoch.

Two

digitized volumes are available at the Virtual Library Miguel de Cervantes.[3]

References

  1. ^ Public Domain Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Manuel de Mendiburu". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.
  3. ^ Mendiburu, Manuel de (1874). "Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú. Tomo 1".
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Political offices
Preceded by
Manuel Irigoyen Larrea
Prime Minister of Peru
1879
Succeeded by
Manuel Gonzáles de la Cotera