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  2. José Quiñones Gonzales - Wikipedia

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    José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles (April 22, 1914 – July 23, 1941) was a Peruvian military aviator who posthumously became a national hero for his actions at the Battle of Zarumilla during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941.

  3. Francisco Bolognesi - Wikipedia

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    Bolognesi Square in Lima, Peru c. 1929. Francisco Bolognesi was born in Lima on 4 November 1816. He attended the Seminary of Arequipa until he was 16 and then entered into a career in commerce.

  4. Category:National heroes of Peru - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "National heroes of Peru" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  5. José de San Martín - Wikipedia

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    San Martín is regarded as a national hero of Argentina, Chile, and Peru, a great military commander, and one of the Liberators of Spanish South America. The Order of the Liberator General San Martín (Orden del Libertador General San Martín), created in his honor, is the highest decoration conferred by the Argentine government.

  6. Alfonso Ugarte - Wikipedia

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    Ugarte is today venerated as a Peruvian national hero and his sacrifice in Arica together with Colonel Bolognesi and the rest of the garrison is remembered in Peru's Day of the Flag. His will, in which he left his fortune to his mother and sister, is kept at the Arequipa Regional de Archivo.

  7. Legacy of José de San Martín - Wikipedia

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    The three statues are national personifications of Argentina, Chile and Peru. José de San Martín is the national hero of Argentina, Chile and Peru, and along with Simón Bolívar, the most important Libertador of the Spanish American Wars of Independence. For this reason, he is paid homage and depicted in several cultural works of those ...

  8. Túpac Amaru II - Wikipedia

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    He recognized him as a national hero. In 1968, which was a novelty since independence the symbol of Tupaq Amaru II was carried by Peruvian education and official historiography. [ 38 ] In his honor one of the main rooms of the Government Palace was named after him.

  9. Mariano Santos Mateo - Wikipedia

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    National Hero of Peru (1981) [1] Mariano Santos Mateo (1850 – 7 October 1900) was a Peruvian Civil Guard officer who fought in the War of the Pacific . He became famous by capturing, during the Battle of Tarapacá , the war ensign of the 2nd Infantry Regiment "Maipo" [ es ] of the Chilean Army , for which he was nicknamed the Brave Man of ...