Eduardo López de Romaña
President of Peru from 1899 to 1903 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eduardo López de Romaña y Alvizuri (19 March 1847 – 26 May 1912) served as the 32nd President of Peru from September 1899 to September 1903.[1]
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López de Romaña and the second or maternal family name is Alvizuri.
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Eduardo López de Romaña | |
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32nd President of Peru | |
In office September 8, 1899 – September 8, 1903 | |
Vice President | Isaac Alzamora Federico Bresani |
Preceded by | Nicolás de Piérola |
Succeeded by | Manuel Candamo |
Minister of Public Works | |
In office 25 January 1896 – 8 August 1896 | |
President | Nicolás de Piérola |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Manuel J. Cuadros |
1st Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 1895–1896 | |
Personal details | |
Born | José Gabriel Eduardo Octavio López de Romaña y Alvizuri 19 March 1847 Arequipa, Peru |
Died | 26 May 1912 (age 65) Yura [es], Peru |
Spouse(s) | María Josefa de Castresana y García de la Arena Julia de Castresana y García de la Arena |
Children | Eduardo, Carlos, Hortencia, Juan, Luis, Catalina, Julia, Fernando and Francisco |
Parent(s) | Juan Manuel López de Romaña y Fernández Pascua María Josefa Alvizuri y Bustamante |
Alma mater | King's College London |
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A member of the landowning elite, he was the first engineer to become President of the Republic, and one of several Presidents from the era of the so-called Aristocratic Republic.