Pío de Tristán
1773–1860 (age 87)
Biography
Pío de Tristán (1773–1860) was a Peruvian military officer whose career spanned the revolutionary and early republican periods of South American history. He witnessed and participated in the transformative events that shaped Peru's emergence as an independent nation.
Tristán's long life encompassed the dramatic changes of late colonial and early republican Peru. His military service during this pivotal era contributed to the establishment of Peru's armed forces and national institutions.