Francisco Bolognesi
Francisco Bolognesi | |
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Portrait of Bolognesi by Bill Caro | |
| Born | 4 November 1816 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Died | 7 June 1880 (aged 63) Arica, Peru (now Chile) |
| Allegiance | Peru |
| Years of service | 1835–1839 (Restoration Army) 1853–1880 (Army) |
| Rank | Colonel Marshal of Peru (posthumous) |
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Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes (4 November 1816 – 7 June 1880) was a Peruvian military colonel. He is considered a national hero in Peru and was declared patron of the Army of Peru by the government of Peru on 2 January 1951.