Juan de la Cruz Benavente

Juan de la Cruz Benavente was a politician and lawyer from Bolivia. He served as Minister of Public Instruction and Foreign Relations in two non-consecutive occasions (1854–1857 and 1862–1863). In 1863, he was named Bolivia's Minister Plenipotentiary in Peru, and was charged with the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Defensive Alliance with Peru on February 6, 1873.

Juan de la Cruz Benavente
Foreign Minister of Bolivia
In office 22 December 1862 – 30 March 1863
President	José María de Achá
Preceded by	Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia
Succeeded by	Mariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos
In office 8 November 1854 – 9 September 1857
President	Manuel Isidoro Belzu Jorge Córdova
Preceded by	Mariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos
Succeeded by	Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia
Personal details
Born	Bolivia
Died	Bolivia
Profession	Diplomat

Bibliography

• Cayo Córdova, Percy: El entorno internacional y la política exterior en el periodo 1870–1876. Tercera parte de Historia Marítima del Perú. La República – 1870 a 1876 (Tomo IX, Volumen 1). Instituto de Estudios Históricos Marítimos del Perú. Lima-Perú, 1993.
• Basadre Grohmann, Jorge: Historia de la República del Perú (1822–1933), 18 tomos. Editada por la Empresa Editora El Comercio S. A. Lima, 2005. ISBN 9972-205-62-2 Edición digital: Perú Quiosco

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