Juan de la Cruz Benavente

Juan de la Cruz Benavente was a politician and lawyer from Bolivia. He served as Minister of Public Instruction and Foreign Relations in two non-consecutive occasions (1854–1857 and 1862–1863). In 1863, he was named Bolivia's Minister Plenipotentiary in Peru, and was charged with the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Defensive Alliance with Peru on February 6, 1873.

Juan de la Cruz Benavente
Foreign Minister of Bolivia
In office
22 December 1862  30 March 1863
PresidentJosé María de Achá
Preceded byLucas Mendoza de la Tapia
Succeeded byMariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos
In office
8 November 1854  9 September 1857
PresidentManuel Isidoro Belzu
Jorge Córdova
Preceded byMariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos
Succeeded byLucas Mendoza de la Tapia
Personal details
BornBolivia
DiedBolivia
ProfessionDiplomat

Bibliography

  • Cayo Córdova, Percy: El entorno internacional y la política exterior en el periodo 1870–1876. Tercera parte de Historia Marítima del Perú. La República – 1870 a 1876 (Tomo IX, Volumen 1). Instituto de Estudios Históricos Marítimos del Perú. Lima-Perú, 1993.
  • Basadre Grohmann, Jorge: Historia de la República del Perú (1822–1933), 18 tomos. Editada por la Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A. Lima, 2005. ISBN 9972-205-62-2 Edición digital: Perú Quiosco
Political offices
Preceded by
Mariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos
Foreign Minister of Bolivia
1854–1857
Succeeded by
Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia
Preceded by
Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia
Foreign Minister of Bolivia
1862–1863
Succeeded by
Mariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos


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