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{{Short description|President of Peru variously in the 1800s}}
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{{Infobox Officeholder
|name = Agustín Gamarra
|name = Agustín Gamarra
|image = Gamarra.jpg
|image = Agustin Gamarra.jpg
|nationality = [[Peru]]vian
|order = 4th and 6th [[President of Peru]]
|term_start2 = 1 September 1829
|order = 10th and 14th [[President of Peru]]
|term_end2 = 20 December 1833
|term_start2 = September 1, 1829
|term_end2 = December 20, 1833
|vicepresident2 = [[Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente]]
|vicepresident2 = [[Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente]]
|predecessor2 = [[Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente]]
|predecessor2 = [[Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente]]
|successor2 = [[Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro]]
|successor2 = [[Luis José de Orbegoso]]
|term_start = August 25, 1838
|term_start = 25 August 1838
|term_end = November 18, 1841
|term_end = 18 November 1841
|predecessor = [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]]
|predecessor = [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]]
|successor = [[Manuel Menéndez]]
|successor = [[Manuel Menéndez]]
|birth_date = August 27, 1785
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1785|8|27|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Cuzco]], [[Peru]]
|birth_place = [[Cuzco]], [[Viceroyalty of Peru]], Spanish Empire
|death_date = November 18, 1841 (aged 56)
|death_date = {{death date and age|1841|11|18|1785|8|27|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Ingavi]], [[Bolivia]]
|death_place = [[Ingavi]], [[Bolivia]]
|spouse = [[Francisca Zubiaga y Bernales]]
|spouse = [[Francisca Zubiaga y Bernales]]
|profession = [[Soldier]]
|profession = [[Soldier]]
|allegiance = {{flag|Spain|1785}}<br>{{flag|Peru|1825}}
|branch = {{flagdeco|Spain|1785}} [[Royal Army of Peru]]<br>{{flagdeco|Peru|army}} [[Peruvian Army]]
|serviceyears = 1809–1821<br>1821–1841
|rank = [[Colonel]] (Spain)<br>[[Grand marshal]] (Peru)
|battles = [[Bolivian War of Independence]]<br>[[Cuzco Rebellion of 1814]]<br>[[Peruvian War of Independence]]<br>[[Gran Colombia–Peru War]]<br>[[Peruvian-Bolivian War of 1841-1842]]
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'''Agustín Gamarra Messia''' (August 27, 1785 – November 18, 1841) was a Peruvian soldier and politician, who served as the 10th and 14th [[List of Presidents of Peru|President of Peru]].
'''Agustín Gamarra Messia''' (27 August 1785 – 18 November 1841) was a Peruvian soldier and politician, who served as the 4th and 6th [[List of Presidents of Peru|President of Peru]].


Gamarra was a [[Mestizo]], being of mixed [[Spanish people|Spanish]] and [[Quechua people|Quechua]] descent.<ref>Larned, Smith, Seymour, Shearer, Knowlton, pg 6667</ref> 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.
Gamarra was a [[Mestizo]], being of mixed [[Spanish people|Spanish]] and [[Quechua people|Quechua]] descent.<ref>Larned, Smith, Seymour, Shearer, Knowlton, pg 6667</ref> 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.
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.


==Presidency of Peru==
== Presidency of Peru ==
=== First presidency ===

The government of Gamarra followed contrary beliefs to those of José de La Mar. This coincided with a great Peruvian constitutionalist movement; Gamarra put aside the Constitution of 1828, which he opposed given the limitations that were established for the executive branch.
===First Presidency===
The government of Gamarra followed contrary beliefs to those of José de la Mar. This coincided with a great Peruvian constitutionalist movement; Gamarra put aside the Constitution of 1828, which he opposed given the limitations that were established for the executive branch.


Gamarra finished, with great effort, his first constitutional government. He had a very active character which allowed him to leave [[Lima]] to thwart rebellions in various parts of the country. During such expeditions he would leave the presidency to [[Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente]], who manifested his authoritarian character and started to receive the enmity of other government officials based in Lima.
Gamarra finished, with great effort, his first constitutional government. He had a very active character which allowed him to leave [[Lima]] to thwart rebellions in various parts of the country. During such expeditions he would leave the presidency to [[Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente]], who manifested his authoritarian character and started to receive the enmity of other government officials based in Lima.


===Peru and Bolivia: one and indivisible?===
=== Peru and ecuador one and indivisible? ===
Another idea that obsessed Gamarra was the annexation of [[Bolivia]]. He shared this idea with [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]]. However, while Bolivia did not think of the creation of one single State, Gamarra believed in the incorporation of the Bolivian territory under a single Peruvian nation.
Another idea that obsessed Gamarra was the annexation of [[Bolivia]]. He shared this idea with [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]]. However, while Bolivia did not think of the creation of one single State, Gamarra believed in the incorporation of the Bolivian territory under a single Peruvian nation.


===Second Presidency and invasion of Bolivia===
=== Second presidency and invasion of Bolivia ===
In 1835, when [[Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada|Orbegoso]] and Andrés Santa Cruz signed the treaty to establish the [[Peru-Bolivian Confederacy]], Gamarra deeply opposed it and participated in a campaign to defeat it with the help of [[Chile]]. This led to the [[Battle of Yungay]] and the overthrow of Santa Cruz. Gamarra was then officially named President by the Peruvian congress.
In 1835, when [[Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada|Orbegoso]] and Andrés Santa Cruz signed the treaty to establish the [[Peru-Bolivian Confederacy]], Gamarra deeply opposed it and participated in a campaign to defeat it with the help of [[Chile]]. This led to the [[Battle of Yungay]] and the overthrow of Santa Cruz. Gamarra was then officially named President by the Peruvian congress.

From January to October 1839 the Chilean troops of General [[Manuel Bulnes]] were stationed in [[Lima]] to stabilize Gamarra's new regime.<ref name=Cuadernos2021>{{Cite journal|title=La presencia del Ejército restaurador en Perú (1837-1839), un vacío historiográfico|journal=[[Cuadernos de Historia]]|url=https://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-12432021000100095&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=es|last=Serrano del Pozo|first=Gonzalo|volume=54|doi=10.4067/S0719-12432021000100095|year=2021|issue=54 |pages=95–117 |s2cid=238047546 |language=Spanish|trans-title=The presence of the Restoring Army in Peru (1837-1839), a historiographic vacuum|doi-access=free}}</ref>


During his second government, Gamarra confronted the challenge of pacifying the country in middle of various subversions while at the same time the beginning of a war against Bolivia. Gamarra was defeated and killed by Bolivian forces during the [[Battle of Ingavi]] in 1841.
During his second government, Gamarra confronted the challenge of pacifying the country in middle of various subversions while at the same time the beginning of a war against Bolivia. Gamarra was defeated and killed by Bolivian forces during the [[Battle of Ingavi]] in 1841.
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==Notes==
== References ==
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== References ==
== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book|title=The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual Words of the World's Best Historians, Biographers and Specialists; a Complete System of History for All Uses, Extending to All Countries and Subjects and Representing the Better and Newer Literature of History|author1=Josephus Nelson Larned|author-link1= Josephus Nelson Larned|author2= Donald Eugene Smith|author3= Charles Seymour|author4= Augustus Hunt Shearer|author5= Daniel Chauncey Knowlton|publisher=C.A. Nichols Publishing Company|year=1924}}
*{{cite book|title=The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual Words of the World's Best Historians, Biographers and Specialists; a Complete System of History for All Uses, Extending to All Countries and Subjects and Representing the Better and Newer Literature of History|author1=Josephus Nelson Larned|author-link1= Josephus Nelson Larned|author2= Donald Eugene Smith|author3= Charles Seymour|author4= Augustus Hunt Shearer|author5= Daniel Chauncey Knowlton|publisher=C.A. Nichols Publishing Company|year=1924}}


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Revision as of 02:54, 27 June 2024

Agustín Gamarra
4th and 6th President of Peru
In office
25 August 1838 – 18 November 1841
Preceded byAndrés de Santa Cruz
Succeeded byManuel Menéndez
In office
1 September 1829 – 20 December 1833
Vice PresidentAntonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente
Preceded byAntonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente
Succeeded byLuis José de Orbegoso
Personal details
Born(1785-08-27)27 August 1785
Cuzco, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire
Died18 November 1841(1841-11-18) (aged 56)
Ingavi, Bolivia
SpouseFrancisca Zubiaga y Bernales
ProfessionSoldier
Military service
Allegiance Spain
 Peru
Branch/service Royal Army of Peru
Peruvian Army
Years of service1809–1821
1821–1841
RankColonel (Spain)
Grand marshal (Peru)
Battles/warsBolivian War of Independence
Cuzco Rebellion of 1814
Peruvian War of Independence
Gran Colombia–Peru War
Peruvian-Bolivian War of 1841-1842

Agustín Gamarra Messia (27 August 1785 – 18 November 1841) was a Peruvian soldier and politician, who served as the 4th and 6th President of Peru.

Gamarra was a Mestizo, being of mixed Spanish and Quechua descent.[1] 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.

Presidency of Peru

First presidency

The government of Gamarra followed contrary beliefs to those of José de La Mar. This coincided with a great Peruvian constitutionalist movement; Gamarra put aside the Constitution of 1828, which he opposed given the limitations that were established for the executive branch.

Gamarra finished, with great effort, his first constitutional government. He had a very active character which allowed him to leave Lima to thwart rebellions in various parts of the country. During such expeditions he would leave the presidency to Antonio Gutiérrez de la Fuente, who manifested his authoritarian character and started to receive the enmity of other government officials based in Lima.

Peru and ecuador one and indivisible?

Another idea that obsessed Gamarra was the annexation of Bolivia. He shared this idea with Andrés de Santa Cruz. However, while Bolivia did not think of the creation of one single State, Gamarra believed in the incorporation of the Bolivian territory under a single Peruvian nation.

Second presidency and invasion of Bolivia

In 1835, when Orbegoso and Andrés Santa Cruz signed the treaty to establish the Peru-Bolivian Confederacy, Gamarra deeply opposed it and participated in a campaign to defeat it with the help of Chile. This led to the Battle of Yungay and the overthrow of Santa Cruz. Gamarra was then officially named President by the Peruvian congress.

From January to October 1839 the Chilean troops of General Manuel Bulnes were stationed in Lima to stabilize Gamarra's new regime.[2]

During his second government, Gamarra confronted the challenge of pacifying the country in middle of various subversions while at the same time the beginning of a war against Bolivia. Gamarra was defeated and killed by Bolivian forces during the Battle of Ingavi in 1841.

References

  1. ^ Larned, Smith, Seymour, Shearer, Knowlton, pg 6667
  2. ^ Serrano del Pozo, Gonzalo (2021). "La presencia del Ejército restaurador en Perú (1837-1839), un vacío historiográfico" [The presence of the Restoring Army in Peru (1837-1839), a historiographic vacuum]. Cuadernos de Historia (in Spanish). 54 (54): 95–117. doi:10.4067/S0719-12432021000100095. S2CID 238047546.

Bibliography

  • Josephus Nelson Larned; Donald Eugene Smith; Charles Seymour; Augustus Hunt Shearer; Daniel Chauncey Knowlton (1924). The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual Words of the World's Best Historians, Biographers and Specialists; a Complete System of History for All Uses, Extending to All Countries and Subjects and Representing the Better and Newer Literature of History. C.A. Nichols Publishing Company.
Political offices
Preceded by President of Peru
1829–1833
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Peru
1838–1841
Succeeded by