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Ramon Castilla
Ramon Castilla y Marquesado was a Peruvian caudillo and President of Peru four times. He led the country when the economy boomed due to the exploitation of guano deposits. Castilla's government abolished slavery and modernized the state.
He assumed the presidency for the first time after general Domingo Nieto's death for a short period in 1844, then in 1845 until 1851, again from 1855 to 1862 and, finally, during a brief period in 1863.
First years
Born in Tarapaca (then part of the Viceroyalty of Peru), the second son of Pedro Castilla, of Argentine origin, and Juana Marquezado de Romero. ...
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