Luis La Puerta de Mendoza (August 25, 1811 – October 21, 1896) was a 19th-century

Peruvian Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 ...

politician. He was born in Cusco. He was briefly

Prime Minister of Peru A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

in January 1868. He served as the first vice president from 1876 to 1879 and was briefly president for five days in 1879 during the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ...

References

Bibliography

* Aparicio, Manuel J.: ''Cusco en la Guerra con Chile''. Cuzco: INC, 2003 * Basadre, Jorge: ''Historia de la República del Perú. 1822 - 1933'', Octava Edición, corregida y aumentada. Tomos 5, 6, 7 y 8. Editada por el Diario "La República" de Lima y la Universidad "Ricardo Palma". Impreso en Santiago de Chile, 1998. * Fonseca, Juan: ''Un Estado en Formación'' (1827-1883). Tomo X de la “Historia del Perú” publicada por la Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A, 2010. * Orrego, Juan Luis: ''La República Oligárquica (1850-1950)''. Incluida en la ''Historia del Perú''. Lima, Lexus Editores, 2000. * Tauro del Pino, Alberto: ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú''. Tercera Edición. Tomo 9, JAB/LLO. Lima, PEISA, 2001. * Vargas Ugarte, Rubén: ''Historia General del Perú''. Tomos IX y X. Primera Edición. Editor Carlos Milla Batres. Lima, Perú, 1971.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Puerta, Luis La 1811 births 1896 deaths People from Cusco Peruvian soldiers Vice presidents of Peru Leaders ousted by a coup