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'''Hildebrando Fuentes''' (1860-1917) was a [[Peru]]vian politician and lawyer and was one of the prominent figures in the social and intellectual life of [[Lima]], Peru.<ref name=bulletin/>
'''Hildebrando Fuentes''' (1860 – December 1917) was a [[Peru]]vian politician and lawyer and was one of the prominent figures in the social and intellectual life of [[Lima]], Peru.<ref name=bulletin/>


Fuentes was born in 1860<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/2357097?selectedversion=NBD41560935 | title=Loreto : apuntes geográficos, históricos, estadísticos, políticos y sociales / por Hildebrando Fuentes | last=Fuentes | first=Hildebrando | via=Trove, National Library of Australia | accessdate=22 June 2020 }}</ref> in Lima to a prominent family; his parents were [[Manuel Fuentes]] and [[Gertrudis Nuñez del Prado]]. He entered the [[University of San Marcos]] at a very early age and completed his course in law with distinction. He volunteered for the military during the [[War of the Pacific]] and was distinguished in battle, earning the rank of [[colonel]] and winning the lasting friendship of General [[Andrés Avelino Cáceres]], under whose subsequent administration he held various important offices.<ref name="bulletin">{{cite book|author1=Pan American Union|author2=Union of American Republics|title=Bulletin of the Pan American Union, vol. 46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zBd7bCxLHM4C&pg=PA337|year=1918|publisher=The Union|page=337}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
Fuentes was born in 1860<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/2357097?selectedversion=NBD41560935 | title=Loreto : apuntes geográficos, históricos, estadísticos, políticos y sociales / por Hildebrando Fuentes | last=Fuentes | first=Hildebrando | via=Trove, National Library of Australia | accessdate=22 June 2020 }}</ref> in Lima to a prominent family; his parents were [[Manuel Fuentes]] and [[Gertrudis Nuñez del Prado]]. He entered the [[University of San Marcos]] at a very early age and completed his course in law with distinction. He volunteered for the military during the [[War of the Pacific]] and was distinguished in battle, earning the rank of [[colonel]] and winning the lasting friendship of General [[Andrés Avelino Cáceres]], under whose subsequent administration he held various important offices.<ref name="bulletin">{{cite book|author1=Pan American Union|author2=Union of American Republics|title=Bulletin of the Pan American Union, vol. 46|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zBd7bCxLHM4C&pg=PA337|year=1918|publisher=The Union|page=337}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>


Fuentes held various political posts, including secretary to the [[prefecture of Lima]]; prefect of [[Lambayeque Region|Lambayeque]], of [[Cuzco]], of [[Loreto Region|Loreto]], and of Lima. During the first administration of Andrés Avelino Cáceres he was made secretary to the President. Subsequently he was elected as deputy for the provinces of [[Pallasca Province|Pallasca]], [[Santa Province|Santa]], and [[Huamalíes Province|Huamalíes]]; and made vice president of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Peru|Chamber of Deputies]]. Following this, he was appointed Minister of Government and Police (''ministro de gobierno y policia'') in the cabinet.<ref name=bulletin/>
Fuentes held various political posts, including secretary to the [[prefecture of Lima]]; prefect of [[Lambayeque Region|Lambayeque]], of [[Cuzco]], of [[Loreto Region|Loreto]], and of Lima. During the first administration of Andrés Avelino Cáceres he was made secretary to the President. Subsequently, he was elected as deputy for the provinces of [[Pallasca Province|Pallasca]], [[Santa Province|Santa]], and [[Huamalíes Province|Huamalíes]]; and made vice president of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Peru|Chamber of Deputies]]. Following this, he was appointed Minister of Government and Police (''ministro de gobierno y policia'') in the cabinet.<ref name=bulletin/>


Aside from his political activities, Fuentes was prominently identified with educational and literary work. For some years he held the chair of metaphysics, statistics, and finance at the University of San Marcos, while at various times he was the editor of such prominent publications as ''[[El Nacional (Peru)|El Nacional]]'', ''[[El Diario (Peru)|El Diario]]'', ''[[La Reconstitución]]'', ''[[El Perú]]'', and ''[[La Revista Militar y Navel]]''. He was the author of many literary and historical works, and among other honors conferred upon him were memberships in the [[Atheneum of Lima]], the [[Geographical Society of Lima]], and various literary and scientific organizations. He died in December 1917 in a sanatorium in Rochester, New York, to which he had traveled on account of his ill health.<ref name=bulletin/>
Aside from his political activities, Fuentes was prominently identified with educational and literary work. For some years, he held the chair of metaphysics, statistics, and finance at the University of San Marcos, while at various times he was the editor of such prominent publications as ''[[El Nacional (Peru)|El Nacional]]'', ''[[El Diario (Peru)|El Diario]]'', ''[[La Reconstitución]]'', ''[[El Perú]]'', and ''[[La Revista Militar y Navel]]''. He was the author of many literary and historical works, and among other honors conferred upon him were memberships in the [[Atheneum of Lima]], the [[Geographical Society of Lima]], and various literary and scientific organizations. He died in December 1917 in a sanatorium in [[Rochester, New York]], to which he had traveled on account of his ill health.<ref name=bulletin/>


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Hildebrando Fuentes
Man in a suit with a large moustache and goatee
Born1860
DiedDecember 1917(1917-12-00) (aged 56–57)
NationalityPeruvian
Alma materUniversity of San Marcos
Occupation(s)Politician, lawyer

Hildebrando Fuentes (1860 – December 1917) was a Peruvian politician and lawyer and was one of the prominent figures in the social and intellectual life of Lima, Peru.[1]

Fuentes was born in 1860[2] in Lima to a prominent family; his parents were Manuel Fuentes and Gertrudis Nuñez del Prado. He entered the University of San Marcos at a very early age and completed his course in law with distinction. He volunteered for the military during the War of the Pacific and was distinguished in battle, earning the rank of colonel and winning the lasting friendship of General Andrés Avelino Cáceres, under whose subsequent administration he held various important offices.[1]

Fuentes held various political posts, including secretary to the prefecture of Lima; prefect of Lambayeque, of Cuzco, of Loreto, and of Lima. During the first administration of Andrés Avelino Cáceres he was made secretary to the President. Subsequently, he was elected as deputy for the provinces of Pallasca, Santa, and Huamalíes; and made vice president of the Chamber of Deputies. Following this, he was appointed Minister of Government and Police (ministro de gobierno y policia) in the cabinet.[1]

Aside from his political activities, Fuentes was prominently identified with educational and literary work. For some years, he held the chair of metaphysics, statistics, and finance at the University of San Marcos, while at various times he was the editor of such prominent publications as El Nacional, El Diario, La Reconstitución, El Perú, and La Revista Militar y Navel. He was the author of many literary and historical works, and among other honors conferred upon him were memberships in the Atheneum of Lima, the Geographical Society of Lima, and various literary and scientific organizations. He died in December 1917 in a sanatorium in Rochester, New York, to which he had traveled on account of his ill health.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Pan American Union; Union of American Republics (1918). Bulletin of the Pan American Union, vol. 46. The Union. p. 337. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Fuentes, Hildebrando. "Loreto : apuntes geográficos, históricos, estadísticos, políticos y sociales / por Hildebrando Fuentes". Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via Trove, National Library of Australia.

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