Luis Alberto Flores Medina
Supreme Chief of the Revolutionary Union
In office
April 30, 1933[1] – 1960
Preceded byLuis Miguel Sánchez Cerro[2]
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
April 13, 1932 – May 20, 1932
Preceded byFrancisco Lanatta [es]
Succeeded byRicardo Rivadeneira [es]
Minister of Government and Police
In office
January 28, 1932 – May 20, 1932
Preceded byJosé Manuel García
Succeeded byJulio Chávez [es]
Minister of Navy and Aviation
In office
May 3, 1933 – June 26, 1933
Preceded byAlfredo Benavides [es]
Succeeded byCarlos Rotalde [es]
Deputy of the Constituent Congress
In office
December 8, 1931 – December 8, 1936
Preceded byLuis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Senator of Piura
In office
1947–1948
Ambassador of Peru to Italy
In office
1948–1950
Preceded byRicardo Rivera Schreiber
Succeeded byJosé Félix Aramburú [es]
Ambassador of Peru to Nicaragua and Paraguay
In office
1956–1962
Personal details
Born(1899-10-11)October 11, 1899
Ayabaca, Peru
DiedMay 28, 1969(1969-05-28) (aged 69)
Lima, Peru
Political partyRevolutionary Union
Alma materNational University of San Marcos

Luis Alberto Flores Medina (Ayabaca, October 11, 1899 — Lima, May 28, 1969) was a Peruvian lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was the Supreme Chief of the Revolutionary Union, a fascist party modelled after its italian counterpart, after the assassination of the party's founder, Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro.[1][3] He also served as a deputy for Lima and as Senator for Piura and Minister of Navy and Aviation, Government and Police and President of the Council of Ministers of Peru.[1]

Early life

Flores was born in Ayabaca, Piura, on October 11, 1899.[1] He grew up in a neighbourhood popular for its cuisine known as "La Mangachería",[4] and took part in right-wing academic circles growing up.[5][6]

Political career

Flores was part of Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro's cabinet, as well as an urrista,[4] i.e. a member of his political party, Revolutionary Union.[5] Under Sánchez Cerro, Flores served as Prime Minister, and Minister of Government and Police (1932), as well as Minister of Navy and Aviation (1933) and member of Congress (1931–1936).[1] After Sánchez Cerro's assassination, he took over his political party and modelled it after Italian fascism.[5]

After the anullment of the 1936 Peruvian general election, Flores and his party reportedly planned a coup d'état which was discovered, leading to his exile in Chile, where he supported himself using the funds he gained from his hacienda in Cajamarca.[7]

Later life

Flores returned to Peru in the early 1940s and reorganized his political party,[8] which never achieved the same results it reached in 1936.[9]

He later served as deputy for his native Piura, as well as ambassador of Peru in Italy and Paraguay, where he made comments in support of the Hispanidad.[5]

He died in Lima on May 28, 1969.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Tauro del Pino, Alberto (2001). Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú: FER-GUZ (in Spanish). Lima: Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A. p. 993. ISBN 9972401499.
  2. ^ Valdez Arroyo, Flor de María (2003). Las relaciones entre el Perú e Italia (1821-2002) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: PUCP. ISBN 9972426262.
  3. ^ Basadre Grohmann, Jorge (2014). Historia de la República del Perú [1822–1933] (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 15. Lima: Producciones Cantabria S.A.C. pp. 143–144. ISBN 978-612-306-353-5.
  4. ^ a b Granés, Carlos (2014). Una guía para leer a Mario Vargas Llosa (in Spanish). Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España. p. 198. ISBN 9788420418100.
  5. ^ a b c d "BALANCE Y LIQUIDACION DE UNA EPOCA VIOLENTA". Presente (20): 6. 1957-04-20.
  6. ^ America y la Hispanidad en el Paraguay (in Spanish). Impreso en los Tall. Gráf. EMASA. 1960. p. 31. RECORDACION DEL EMBAJADOR PERUANO DOCTOR LUIS A. FLORES
  7. ^ Jochamowitz, Luis (2018-04-19). "El Fascista Que no Fue". Caretas.
  8. ^ "PARTIDOS POLITICOS: REORGANIZACION". Presente (20): 11–12. 1957-02-16.
  9. ^ Espiritu, Mary Sue (2022-11-28). "¿Quién fue Luis Alberto Flores, considerado el 'primer fascista' de Perú en la historia?". La República.
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