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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3146

Historical Documents
Peru
Andrés Avelino Cáreres
1886 (3 November) appointment certificate for a judge in the province of lower Amazon, signed "Andres A Cáreres" and two others. Fine. Photo

Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (1836 – 1923) was three times President of Peru during the 19th century, from 1884 to 1885, then from 1886 to 1890, and again from 1894 to 1895. In Peru, he is considered a national hero for leading the resistance to Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), where he fought as a General in the Peruvian Army, earning the nickname, "The Devil of the Andes".

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Estimate
£200 to £250