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4 unusual facts about Leoncio Prado


Battle of Huamachuco

Many more died or were executed after the battle, among them one of Peru's greatest heroes, Colonel Leoncio Prado, due to failing to keep his word to stay out of the war.

Huánuco

Leoncio Prado - Colonel and hero; fought in Cuba and against the Chilean invasion after The War of the Pacific.

Mariano Ignacio Prado

His son Leoncio Prado, killed during the War of the Pacific, is one of the traditional heroes of Peru, while the other son Manuel Prado Ugarteche was two times President of Peru.

Néstor Cerpa Cartolini

In late 1985 Cerpa travelled to Colombia, where he headed the "Leoncio Prado" Squad, one of three MRTA squads that participated in a joint military venture with Colombia's M-19 movement and Ecuador's ¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! and Quintín Lame guerrillas.



see also

Dámaso

Mariano Dámaso Beraun District one of six districts of the province Leoncio Prado in Peru

Roberto Díaz Herrera

At age 15, he studied in Lima, Peru, at the Military School of Leoncio Prado, while also attending classes at the Escuela de Oficiales de la Guardia Civil (Official School of the Civil Guard).