Francisco Bolognesi
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Francisco Bolognesi y Cervantes was a Peruvian military colonel known for his participation during the War of the Pacific. He was killed during the Battle of Arica, defending the city from an opposing army superior in both numbers and firepower following a promise to "fight until the last cartridge is spent".
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Bolognesi Square in Lima, Peru c. 1929
Photograph possibly taken moments before the battle of Arica. It depicts Bolognesi with his officer corps. It shows, among others, Lieutenant Colonel Ramón Zavala Suárez, on the far left, and Lieutenant Colonel Roque Sáenz Peña, on the far right. However, it is more likely that this photograph is of a theatrical representation staged at the end of the 19th century and that it was inspired by Juan Lepiani's painting entitled La respuesta.About this person
Francisco Bolognesi y Cervantes was a Peruvian military colonel known for his participation during the War of the Pacific. He was killed during the Battle of Arica, defending the city from an opposing army superior in both numbers and firepower following a promise to "fight until the last cartridge is spent". He is considered a national hero in Peru and was declared patron of the Peruvian Army by the government of Peru on 2 January 1951.
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