Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro
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Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro (November 3, 1780 – February 2, 1855), a Peru
vian priest and politician, was briefly Interim President of Peru twice in 1822 and 1833.
and witnessed the resistance to the Napoleonic invasion. When he returned to Peru he was named rector of the College of Medicine of San Fernando.
renounced as the "Protector of Peru", Luna de Pizaro was chosen as interim President until the investiture of José de La Mar
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He supported the government of La Mar but, after the Junta which La Mar presided was dissolved, he retired from political life. In 1827, he once again became President of Congress and, in accordance with his functions, he once again was briefly chosen as interim President of Peru in 1833 until the investiture of General Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada.
In 1846 he was named archbishop of Lima.
Peru
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vian priest and politician, was briefly Interim President of Peru twice in 1822 and 1833.
Early years and Education
Educated in his native city and later at the University of Cusco, he taught theology and law at the seminary of Arequipa. He traveled to SpainSpain
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and witnessed the resistance to the Napoleonic invasion. When he returned to Peru he was named rector of the College of Medicine of San Fernando.
War of Independence
He then participated in the efforts for the independence of Peru and was the president of the first Constituent Congress of 1822 and wrote the constitution of 1823. After José de San MartínJosé de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...
renounced as the "Protector of Peru", Luna de Pizaro was chosen as interim President until the investiture of José de La Mar
José de la Mar
José de la Mar was a South American military leader.He was born in Cuenca in what today is Ecuador. He spent his early childhood in Spain, where he started his military career...
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He supported the government of La Mar but, after the Junta which La Mar presided was dissolved, he retired from political life. In 1827, he once again became President of Congress and, in accordance with his functions, he once again was briefly chosen as interim President of Peru in 1833 until the investiture of General Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada.
In 1846 he was named archbishop of Lima.
See also
- Politics of PeruPolitics of PeruPolitics of the Republic of Peru takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Peru is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is...
- List of Presidents of Peru