List of Popular Peruvian Army Officers

Eloy Gaspar Ureta Montehermoso was a Peruvian army officer who led the Peruvian Armed Forces to victory in the EcuadorianPeruvian 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 , he was sent to Europe for further military education. He ran in the presidential election of 1945, but was defeated by Jos Bustamante y Rivero. In 1946, Ureta was awarded the title ....
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