Agustín Gamarra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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President of Peru
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Place of Birth: Cusco, Peru
About Agustín Gamarra
- Agustín Gamarra Messia (August 27, 1785 – November 18, 1841) was a Peruvian soldier and politician, who served as the 10th and 14th President of Peru. Gamarra was a Mestizo, being of mixed Spanish and Quechua descent.
- He had a military life since childhood, battling against the royalist forces.
- He then joined the cause of Independence as second in command after Andrés de Santa Cruz.
- He also participated in the Battle of Ayacucho, and was later named Chief of State.
- In 1825, he married Francisca ('Pancha') Zubiaga y Bernales, who Simon Bolivar crowned when she was about to put the crown on him.
- After the invasion of Bolivia in 1828, he was named a mariscal (marshal), a highly esteemed military officer. After the defeat of José de la Mar in Gran Colombia, Gamarra urged his overthrow and assumed the presidency for a brief period after Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente.
- The peace treaty with Gran Colombia was also signed during Gamarra's government.
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