Francisco Bolognesi
Peruvian military officer
Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes 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 January 2 of 1951. Wikipedia
Born: November 4, 1816, Lima, Peru
Died: June 7, 1880 (age 63 years), Arica, Chile
Parents: Andrés Bolognesi Campanella and Juana Cervantes Pacheco
Place of burial: Cripta de los Héroes, Lima, Peru
Children: Enrique Bolognesi and Augusto Bolognesi
Siblings: Mariano Bolognesi
Battles/wars: Ecuadorian–Peruvian War; War of the Pacific: Battle of San Francisco; Battle of Tarapacá; Battle of Arica †