Justiniano Borgoño

Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda
President of Peru
In office 1 April 1894 – 10 August 1894
Preceded by	Remigio Morales Bermúdez
Succeeded by	Andrés Avelino Cáceres
Prime Minister of Peru
In office 24 August 1891 – 14 October 1891
Preceded by	Federico Herrera
Succeeded by	Federico Herrera
Personal details
Born	September 5, 1836 Trujillo, Peru
Died	January 27, 1921 (aged 84) Lima, Peru
Political party	Constitutional Party
Spouse(s)	Jesús Salas de la Torre Urraca
Relations	Pedro Antonio Borgoño (father) and Manuela Castañeda y Madalengoitia (mother)
Profession	military

Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda (September 5, 1836 – January 27, 1921) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who briefly occupied the Presidency of Peru during 1894.

Borgoño was born in Trujillo, Peru, and became a military officer, fighting in the War of the Pacific.^[1]

He entered politics as a member of the Constitutional Party. Upon the death of Remigio Morales Bermúdez in 1894, Borgoño was appointed caretaker president until the next election.^[2] He was succeeded as President by Andrés Avelino Cáceres. He died in Lima, Peru.

See also

• List of Presidents of Peru

References

1. William F. Sater (2007). Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884. U of Nebraska Press. p. 335. ISBN 0-8032-0759-X.
2. Jeffrey S. Dixon; Meredith Reid Sarkees (13 October 2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816-2014. SAGE Publications. p. 2009. ISBN 978-1-5063-1798-4.