Miguel Grau Seminario  He was born in Piura, North the Peru, 27 July 1834. His parents were Manuel Grau y María Luisa Seminario. Fro...

Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes was born in Lima on November 4, 1816. His parents were Italian Andrés Bol...

Alfonso Ugarte Alfonso Ugarte was born in the city of Iquique in the province of Tarapacá, on July 13, 1847, son of wealthy family mer...

Tupac Amaru (Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui or Quivicanqui).  Peruvian revolutionary, descendant of the incas (Surimana, 1741 - Cuzco, 178...

María Parado de Bellido (Huamanga, 1761 - Ayacucho, 1822) Peruvian heroin at the time of independence. It is believed that it was nat...

Ramón Castilla He was born on August 31, 1797 in Tarapacá province (today Chile), was the second son of don Pedro Castilla natura...

Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua Peruvian Patriot He was born on June 23, 1744 in Tamburco, Abancay, Peru Viceroyalty. Daughter of Josefa ...

    JORGE CHÁVEZ Jorge Chávez Dartnell was born in Paris on June 3, 1887. His parents were Manuel Gaspar Chávez and María Rosa D...

José Olaya José Olaya Balandra was born in Chorrillos, South of Lima, in 1782. His parents were don Apolinario Olaya and Doña Melch...

José Carlos Mariátegui  He was born on June 14, 1894 in Moquegua. His parents were Maria Amalia La Chira Ballejos and the Basque Fr...

NICOLÁS DE PIÉROLA Nicolás Fernández de Piérola Villena, nicknamed El Califa, was a Peruvian politician, who occupied the Presidency ...

Mateo Pumacahua García Mateo Pumacahua Chihuantito was born September 21, 1740 in Chinchero, Northwest of Cusco. He was the son of...

José Gálvez José Gálvez Egúsquiza was born in Cajamarca on March 17, 1819. His parents were José Manuel Gálvez and Mrs. María Egúsq...

Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza was born April 15, 1750 in Chachapoyas. His parents were Santiago Rodrí...

Ricardo Palma Ricardo Palma Soriano was born in Lima on February 7, 1833. His parents were don Pedro Palma y Doña Guillermina Soriano....

CÉSAR VALLEJO César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was born on 16 March 1892 in Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad Department, in the sierra nort...

Ciro Alegría He was born on November 4, 1909 at Quilca-Humachuco. He spent his childhood in large Marcabal, along the Marañon River Ra...

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Peruvian writer He was born April 12, 1539 in Cuzco (Peru) in a noble family. She was present at the ...

Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (Santo Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo; Mayorga, Valladolid, 1538 - large Sana, Peru, 1606) Spanish prelate. C...

JOSÉ FAUSTINO SÁNCHEZ CARRIÓN José Faustino Sánchez Carrión was born in Huamachuco, on February 13, 1787 in Huamachuco. His parents we...

Hipólito Unanue Hipólito Unanue was born in Arica on August 13, 1755. His parents were Miguel Unanue and Manuela Pavón. He studied...

San Martín de Porres  (Lima, 1579-1639)  Peruvian religious of the order of the Dominicans who was the first Holy mulatto of ...

Mother Teresa de La Cruz Candamo He was born in Lima in the street of the Coca, on August 19, 1,875. They were his parents don Manuel...

Santa Rosa de Lima  Santa Rosa de Lima was born April 30, 1586, in the vicinity of the hospital of the Holy Spirit of the city of ...