José Lucas Chaparro Vizcarra (Cuzco; 1830November 14, 1906) was a Peruvian politician.

José Lucas Chaparro
Personal details
Born1830
Cuzco, Peru
DiedNovember 14, 1906
Cuzco, Peru
SpousePaula Echave[1]
Children14, including Ramón
Military service
Battles/warsPeruvian Civil War (1894–5)

Biography

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Born in Cuzco, he was a member of the National Convention representing Urubamba Province between 1855 and 1857[2] which, during the second government of Ramón Castilla, drafted the Constitution of 1856, the sixth that governed the country.

In 1863 he held the position of subprefect of Paruro Province.[3] He was elected member of the Constituent Congress of 1867 for the province of Paruro during the government of Mariano Ignacio Prado.[4] This congress issued the Political Constitution of 1867, the eighth that governed the country, and which was only valid for five months: from August 1867 to January 1868.

Chaparro would be a conspicuous Pierolist leader in the region and leader of the Montoneras organised in the department of Cuzco.[5] He actively participated in both the takeover of his hometown, alongside his children, and the expulsion of the city's prefect, Pedro Mas, during the civil war of 1894 and 1895 in which he, together with David Samanez Ocampo, led the Pierolist side.[6] Peruvian historian José Tamayo Herrera describes the actions of the family as follows:

In Puno, Ramón Arístides Chaparro has organized a group that fights with the soldiers of Cáceres in Cabanillas. [...] The attackers formed a motley and curious legion of bearded men in outlandish dresses: the veteran of the Montoneros José Lucas Chaparro, an old man with a white beard whose years do not prevent him from pawning his rifle, the brilliant Ramón Arístides Chaparro—the youngest deputy in the entire history of Cuzco—colonel of Montoneros and main actor in the battle of Cabanillas, owner of unparalleled popularity [...].

— José Tamayo Herrera[7]

His age and bearded appearance during the conflict is also highlighted by historian Luis E. Valcárcel.[6]

In 1895, he was again elected deputy for the province of Paruro while his son Ramón was elected for the province of Cuzco.[8]

He died in Cuzco in 1906 from lung disease.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Rainer Hostnig, Jean-Jacques Decoster (2007). Proceso de composición y titulación de tierras en Apurímac-Perú, siglos XVI-XX: Andahuaylas, Cotabambas, Grau, haciendas y documentos varios (in Spanish). Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas y Asesoramiento. p. 546.
  2. ^ "Constitución Política de la República del Perú" (PDF). Congreso de la República. 1856.
  3. ^ Cabello, Pedro M. (1863). Guía Política, Eclesiástica y Militar del Perú para 1863 (in Spanish). Imprenta de José M. Masías. p. 235.
  4. ^ "Constitución Política de la República del Perú" (PDF). Congreso de la República. 1867.
  5. ^ "Ramón Arístides Chaparro Echave" (PDF). Congreso del Perú.
  6. ^ a b Valcárcel, Luis E. (1981). Memorias (in Spanish). IEP. p. 116.
  7. ^ Tamayo Herrera, José (1981). Historia social del Cuzco republicano (in Spanish). Editorial Universo. pp. 80, 82.
  8. ^ Tuesta Soldevilla, Fernando. "Diputados 1895-1880" (PDF). Blog PUCP.
Preceded by
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Deputy of the Republic of Peru
Representing Paruro

August 30, 1895October 25, 1900
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Consitutent Deputy of the Republic of Peru
Representing Paruro

May 15, 1867November 15, 1867
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Consitutent Deputy of the Republic of Peru
Representing Urubamba

July 14, 1855November 2, 1857
Succeeded by
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