# Guillermo Cervantes

> Guillermo Cervantes Vásquez was a Peruvian captain and leader of the Peruvian army. He formed the group of Veterans of Caquetá that fought in the 1911 Battle of La Pedrera against Colombia, but is better remembered for his insurrection in 1921 where he proclaimed the Third Federal State of Loreto, one of many attempts to transform Peru into a federal state.

*Peruvian captain and insurrectionist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Peru
- **Born:** 1850
- **Died:** 1933
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Guillermo Cervantes Vásquez was a Peruvian captain and leader of the Peruvian army. He formed the group of Veterans of Caquetá that fought in the 1911 Battle of La Pedrera against Colombia, but is better remembered for his insurrection in 1921 where he proclaimed the Third Federal State of Loreto, one of many attempts to transform Peru into a federal state.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 33.3

## Sources
- [Guillermo Cervantes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Cervantes)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22298194)

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