Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez
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Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez (25 August 1853 - 15 July 1883) was a Peru
vian mariner.
He was born in Huánuco
, the son of president Mariano Ignacio Prado
. His brother Manuel Prado Ugarteche
was two times President of Peru.
Leoncio Prado died in the Battle of Huamachuco
, in the course of the War of the Pacific
.
The Leoncio Prado Military Academy
is entitled to him.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian mariner.
He was born in Huánuco
Huánuco
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, the son of president Mariano Ignacio Prado
Mariano Ignacio Prado
Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa was twice the President of Peru, from 1865 to 1868 and 1876 to 1879).-Biography:Born in Huánuco in 1826, he entered the army at an early age and served in the provinces of Southern Peru....
. His brother Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Manuel Prado y Ugarteche was a Peruvian banker and political figure. Son of former president, Mariano Ignacio Prado, he was born in Lima and served as the President of Peru twice, from 1939 until 1945 and again between 1956 and 1962...
was two times President of Peru.
Leoncio Prado died in the Battle of Huamachuco
Battle of Huamachuco
The Battle of Huamachuco was fought on July 10, 1883, and it was the last major battle of the War of the Pacific. The Chilean soldiers led by Colonel Alejandro Gorostiaga decisively defeated the Peruvian army commanded by General Andrés Avelino Cáceres near the town of Huamachuco...
, in the course of the War of the Pacific
War of the Pacific
The War of the Pacific took place in western South America from 1879 through 1883. Chile fought against Bolivia and Peru. Despite cooperation among the three nations in the war against Spain, disputes soon arose over the mineral-rich Peruvian provinces of Tarapaca, Tacna, and Arica, and the...
.
The Leoncio Prado Military Academy
Leoncio Prado Military Academy
The Leoncio Prado Military Academy is a Peruvian educational institution founded on 27 August 1943 by President of the Republic Manuel Prado Ugarteche and Secretary of Education Elías La Rosa ....
is entitled to him.