Miguel Iglesias (11 June 1830-7 November 1909) was President of Peru from 1 January 1883 to 3 December 1885, succeeding Lizardo Montero Flores and preceding Andres Avelino Caceres.
Biography[]
Miguel Iglesias was born in Celendin, Peru in 1830, and he was raised in a family of silver mining magnates. He joined the Peruvian Army and fought at the Battle of Callao on 2 May 1866 before rebelling against President Manuel Pardo in 1874. While his rebellion was crushed, his family's control over Cajamarca and their private army prevented the government from punishing Iglesias. Iglesias raised a new private military during the War of the Pacific, and he backed Nicolas de Pierola's coup and served as his Secretary of War. He later organized the failed defense of Lima from the Chileans in 1881, and he continued the war against Chile from the mountains. In 1883, he was elected President, and he made peace with Chile before being deposed by Andres Avelino Caceres in 1885. He was exiled to Spain until 1888, and he was elected a senator in 1895. He died in 1909.