Dámaso Bilbao la Vieja

Dámaso Bilbao la Vieja
Prefect of the La Paz Department
In office
3 November 1828 – 27 December 1828
Preceded byAnselmo Rivas
Succeeded byPedro Arze
In office
26 July 1829 – 15 December 1829
Preceded byPedro Arze
Succeeded byMariano Torrelio
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Representing La Paz
In office
10 May 1832 – 2 October 1832
Preceded byJuan Bautista de Asin
Succeeded byGregorio de Lara
Personal details
BornDámaso Bilbao la Vieja Alquinza
(1789-12-11)December 11, 1789
Died(1869-06-28)June 28, 1869
La Paz, Bolivia
SpouseMaría de los Dolores Ramos Mexia Ross
Children5
Parent(s)Antonio Bilbao la Vieja de Rojas
Francisca Alquiza Foronda
Military service
AllegianceBolivia
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Branch/serviceBolivian Army
Argentine Army
RankBrigadier general (Bolivia)
Lieutenant colonel (Argentina)
Battles/wars
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Dámaso Bilbao la Vieja Alquiza (11 December 1789 – 28 June 1869) was a Bolivian military officer who participated in the Spanish American wars of independence, War of the Confederation, and the Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42. He came from a long line of Spanish and colonial aristocrats, belonging to one of the most belonging to one of the most wealthy families in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Bilbao would serve as Prefect of La Paz, in 1828 and 1829; as a congressman representing La Paz in the Chamber of Deputies, during the National Assembly of 1832; as Prefect of Chuquisaca in 1842; as Prefect of Potosi in 1844; and as Commander-General of La Paz in 1862.