Silvestre Gutiérrez
Silvestre Gutiérrez | |
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Portrait from La Ilustración Española y Americana | |
| Nickname(s) | Cabeza rota |
| Born | December 30, 1826 Arequipa, Peru |
| Died | July 26, 1872 (aged 45) Lima, Peru |
| Allegiance | Peruvian Army |
| Years of service | ?–1872 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Battalion "Pichincha" No. 2 |
| Battles / wars | 1867 Balta Rebellion (WIA) 1872 coup d'état † |
Manuel Silvestre Gutiérrez Chávez (Arequipa; December 30, 1826 — Lima; July 26, 1872) was a Peruvian colonel that participated in the coup d'état headed by his brother Tomás Gutiérrez against then president José Balta on July 22, 1872, dying in the events that took place four days later.