José Faustino Sánchez Carrión (*Huamachuco, Trujillo, February 13, 1787 - Lurín, Lima, June 2, 1825), was a pro-independence politician from Peru. Also known as the "Solitario de Sayán" (English: "Solitary man from Sayán"), he had a decisive role in the establishment of the republican system of government in post-independence Peru. He was one of the writers of the first political constitution of Peru, of liberal tendencies. He later participated in the diplomatic mission which traveled to Guayaquil to invite Simon Bolivar to Peru. He died prematurely, victim of an unknown sickness.
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13 February 1787
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Died |
2 June 1825 (aged 38)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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