Juan de la Cruz Benavente

Juan de la Cruz Benavente
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1854–1857
President Manuel Isidoro Belzu
Preceded by Rafael Bustillo
Succeeded by Rafael Bustillo
Personal details
Born Bolivia
Died Bolivia
Profession Diplomat

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 in February 6, 1873.

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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