Francisco García Calderón

Francisco García Calderón Landa (April 2, 1834 – September 21, 1905) was a lawyer and Provisional President of the Republic of Peru for a short seven-month period in 1881, during the War of the Pacific. García Calderón was a key figure in the final peace accords between Peru and Chile. Later in post-presidential career, in 1892, he was commissioned to arbitrate land disputes between Peru and Ecuador, which centered on the contested provinces of Mainas, Jaén and Tumbes. He was an academic as well, having authored a comprehensive history of the previously-mentioned contested provinces, as well as a monograph on Peruvian legislation titled, Diccionario de la Legislación Peruana.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García Calderón and the second or maternal family name is Landa.
Francisco García Calderón
Provisional President of Peru
(La Magdalena Government)
In office
March 12, 1881 – September 28, 1881
Vice PresidentLizardo Montero Flores
Andrés Cáceres
Preceded byNicolás de Piérola
Succeeded byLizardo Montero Flores
Personal details
BornApril 2, 1834
Arequipa, Peru
DiedSeptember 21, 1905 (aged 71)
Lima, Peru
ProfessionLawyer

Early life

Francisco García Calderón was born in Arequipa on April 2, 1834, as the son of Judge Doctor Eduardo García Calderón y Crespo and Ventura Landa y Guerola. He studied at the Colegio de la Independencia (English: Independence College) where he later worked as professor of Philosophy and Mathematics.

With his Diccionario de la Legislación Peruana (English: Dictionary of Peruvian Legislation) he established his name as an eminent lawyer. He served as the President of the Constituent Congress in 1867.[1] From 1868 to 1869 he served as Minister of Finance for a short period of time.[2] He served as the President of the Senate from 1886 to 1887.[1]

Personal life

His sons Francisco Garcia Calderon and Ventura Garcia Calderon became eminent intellectuals in Peru. Another son, Jose Garcia Calderon, also a writer and artist, died in 1916 the Battle of Verdun.

References
  1. "FRANCISCO GARCÍA CALDERÓN LANDA". www.congreso.gob.pe. Retrieved Oct 17, 2019.
  2. "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.


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