Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

José de la Riva Agüero

Role / Field:

Peruvian soldier and politician; first President of Peru and key independence figure.

Born:

1783-05-03

Died:

1858-05-21

Century / Era:

1783s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

José Mariano de la Cruz de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete (3 May 1783 – 21 May 1858) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who was the first president of Peru and the second president of North Peru, a constituent country of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation. A leading figure of the Peruvian War of Independence, he was president of Peru in 1823, being the first head of state to serve as President of the Republic and to wear the two-color presidential sash as a symbol of the power he exercised. Although this power was de facto, that is, born from a coup d'état and not by popular will expressed in elections, since it was imposed by the Peruvian Army through the so-called Balconcillo mutiny, which ordered Congress to dismiss the Supreme Governing Junta headed by José de La Mar. He governed for four months before being replaced by the Marquis of Torre Tagle.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He was a supporter of liberalism. Born to an aristocratic family from Lima he was a determined supporter of the independence movement from very early on. He was in Spain at the time of the Napoleonic invasion, joining the Masonic lodges that at that time were working towards the independence of America. In 1810 he returned to Peru and...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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