José Antonio de Lavalle
José Antonio de Lavalle | |
|---|---|
| Deputy for Lima | |
| In office 1860–1866 | |
| Minister of Foreign Relations | |
| In office 1883–1883 | |
| President | Miguel Iglesias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1833 Lima, Peru |
| Died | 16 November 1893 Lima, Peru |
| Children | José Antonio de Lavalle y Pardo |
| Relatives | Juan Bautista de Lavalle y Zugasti (father) Mariana Pardo y Lavalle (father-in-law) Manuel Pardo y Lavalle (brother-in-law) Juan de Zavala (cousin) |
José Antonio de Lavalle y Arias de Saavedra (22 March 1833 – 16 November 1893) was a Peruvian diplomat, writer and historian. He was Minister Plenipotentiary to Germany, Russia, Chile and Brazil and minister of Foreign Relations. He is known for having led the Peruvian Mission to Chile before the War of the Pacific and for signing Treaty of Ancón.
In the Congress, he was member of the Chamber of Deputies (1860 –1864) and the Senate (1874, 1876 – 1878).