Pío de Tristán

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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is Tristán and the second or maternal family name is Moscoso.
Pío de Tristán
Ferdinand VII
Preceded byJosé de la Serna
Succeeded byPosition abolished
2nd President of South Peru
In office
October 12, 1838 – February 23, 1839
Preceded byRamón Herrera y Rodado
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornJuly 11, 1773
Arequipa, Peru
DiedAugust 24, 1859(1859-08-24) (aged 86)
Lima, Peru
RelativesFlora Tristan, niece
OccupationPolitician, general
Known forLast Spanish viceroy of Peru, last president of South Peru
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Years of servicec. 1780–1824
RankField marshal
Battles/warsRebellion of Túpac Amaru II

War of the Pyrenees
Chuquisaca Revolution

Latin American Wars of Independence

Cuzco Rebellion of 1814

Juan Pío Camilo de Tristán y Moscoso (July 11, 1773,

viceroy of Peru
, serving in that capacity from December 9 to December 30, 1824, but not exercising power.

Biography

Early career

Tristán was born in

Battle of Guaqui
.

Battle of Salta

He led a Royalist force into the territory of present-day

Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata
. This he did, completely defeating the troops of Tristán. It was the first military victory achieved under the flag of Argentina.

The Battle of Salta, 1813

After his defeat, Tristán signed a 40-day truce and returned to Peru. The defeat of the Royalists at Salta gave the insurgents domination over the northern part of the old viceroyalty and also led to revolts against the Spanish in Charcas, Potosí and, later, Cochabamba, Upper Peru (now Bolivia). At the expiration of the truce, General Belgrano followed Tristán into Upper Peru, entering the territory of Charcas on May 7, 1813. However, Belgrano was defeated at Vilcapugio on November 1, and again at Ayohuma on November 14.

Political career

The December 1824 defeat of Viceroy

José de la Serna in the Battle of Ayacucho
effectively ended Spanish power in Peru. Tristán was the most senior Spanish military officer in the colony, and as such he assumed the office of provisional viceroy, solely for the purpose of transferring power to the nationalists.

After this, he chose to stay in Peru, and was active in Peruvian politics. He exercised the functions of

South Peru
within the Confederation. He died in Lima in 1859.

He later lived in the Tristán del Pozo House, formerly owned by some relatives, and is described, by his niece, Flora Tristan, in her travel book Pérégrinations d'une paria (Peregrinations of a Pariah, 1838).[3][4] Flora Tristan was a feminist and socialist writer, and, incidentally, the maternal grandmother of French painter Paul Gauguin.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Biografía Pío Tristán y Moscoso". Real Academia de la Historia. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  2. ^ "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.
  3. BBVA
    .
  4. ^ Tristan, Flora (1838). Peregrinaciones de una paria (in Spanish).

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Government offices
Preceded by
José de la Serna
Viceroy of Peru

1824–1826 		Succeeded by
none
(post abolished)
Preceded by
President of South Peru

1838–1839 		Succeeded by
none
(post abolished)
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