Dámaso Bilbao la Vieja
Dámaso Bilbao la Vieja | |
|---|---|
| Prefect of the La Paz Department | |
| In office 3 November 1828 – 27 December 1828 | |
| Preceded by | Anselmo Rivas |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Arze |
| In office 26 July 1829 – 15 December 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Arze |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Torrelio |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies Representing La Paz | |
| In office 10 May 1832 – 2 October 1832 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Bautista de Asin |
| Succeeded by | Gregorio de Lara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dámaso Bilbao la Vieja Alquinza December 11, 1789 |
| Died | June 28, 1869 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Spouse | María de los Dolores Ramos Mexia Ross |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Antonio Bilbao la Vieja de Rojas Francisca Alquiza Foronda |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bolivia United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |
| Branch/service | Bolivian Army Argentine Army |
| Rank | Brigadier 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.