Eloy G. Ureta
Appearance
Eloy G. Ureta | |
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Birth name | Eloy Gaspar Ureta Montehermoso |
Born | Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Perú | December 12, 1892
Died | October 10, 1965 Spain | (aged 72)
Buried | General Cemetery of Lima "Presbítero Matías Maestro" |
Allegiance | Perú |
Service | Perú Army |
Years of service | 1908 - 1944 |
Rank | Brigade General |
Commands | Northern Grouping |
Battles / wars | Perú - Ecuador war
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Awards | Military Order of Ayacucho (Grand Cross) Order of Sun of Perú (Grand Cross) |
Other work | Perú'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