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Eloy G. Ureta

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Eloy G. Ureta
Eloy Gaspar Ureta Montehermoso
as a Grand Field-Marshal of Perú
Birth nameEloy Gaspar Ureta Montehermoso
Born(1892-12-12)December 12, 1892
Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Perú
DiedOctober 10, 1965(1965-10-10) (aged 72)
Spain
Buried
General Cemetery of Lima "Presbítero Matías Maestro"
Allegiance Perú
Service / branchPerú Army
Years of service1908 - 1944
RankBrigade General
CommandsNorthern Grouping
Battles / warsPerú - Ecuador war
  • Battle of Zarumilla
AwardsMilitary Order of Ayacucho (Grand Cross)
Order of Sun of Perú (Grand Cross)
Other workPerú's Ambassador in Spain

Eloy Gaspar Ureta Montehermoso (December 12, 1892 – October 10, 1965) was a Peruvian army officer who led the Peruvian Armed Forces to victory in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941. Ureta was born in Chiclayo, a city in northern Peru, and from 1909 to 1913 studied in the Chorrillos Military School. After taking studies in the Escuela Superior de Guerra (Superior School of War), he was sent to Europe for further military education. He ran in the presidential election of 1945, but was defeated by José Bustamante y Rivero. In 1946, Ureta was awarded the title of Grand Marshal of Peru.

Bibliography

  • Eloy G. Ureta, Trayectoria de una vida, Editorial Jurídica, 1973