Juan Mariano de Goyeneche facts for kids
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The Count of Guaqui
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Goyeneche in Santiago uniform wearing the sashs of the orders of Charles III and St. Gregory the Great, by Daniel Hernández Morillo, 1910
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Juan Mariano de Goyeneche y Gamio
4 February 1834 Lima, Peru |
| Died | 6 July 1924 (aged 90) San Sebastian, Spain |
| Spouses | Juana de la Puente y Risco, 7th Marquise of Villafuerte |
| Children | María, Marquise of Tamarit Juan, 8th Marquis of Villafuerte José Manuel, 7th Marquis of Corpa Sebastián Rosa, Duchess of Gor Consuelo, Marquise of Zahara Carlos Lorenzo, 2nd Count of Gamio Juana Luis |
Juan Mariano de Goyeneche y Gamio (born February 4, 1834, died July 6, 1924) was an important Peruvian diplomat and politician. He held the title of the 3rd Count of Guaqui.
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Early Life and Education
Juan Mariano de Goyeneche was born in Arequipa, Peru. His family was well-known and important. His uncle, José Manuel de Goyeneche, was a general who supported the king (a royalist). This uncle won a big battle called the battle of Huaqui in 1817. Because of this victory, the king, Fernando VII, made him the 1st Count of Guaqui.
When Peru declared its independence of Peru in 1821, Juan Mariano's parents decided to stay in the country. He went to school at the Seminary School of Arequipa. His other uncle, Archbishop José Sebastián de Goyeneche y Barreda, helped with his education there. Later, he studied at the Seminary of Nobles in Bergara, Spain.
Starting a Diplomatic Career
Juan Mariano began his career in diplomacy. He worked as an attaché (a junior diplomat) at the Peruvian embassy in Madrid, Spain. For three years, he also took private classes from a legal expert named Eustaquio Laso. In 1855, he became a Knight of the Order of Santiago, which is a Spanish order of chivalry.
Return to Peru and Politics
In 1859, Juan Mariano returned to Peru. He focused on managing his family's properties. The next year, he was chosen to be a Deputy (a representative in the government) for Arequipa. He was re-elected several times, serving from 1860 to 1861, 1864, and then from 1871 to 1874.
President Manuel Pardo offered him a job as the Minister of Interior. However, Juan Mariano disagreed with the president's political views. So, he turned down the offer and went back to Arequipa. In 1873, he and his family moved to Paris, France. They lived in a large house called Castel Gamio (now Jardin des Tourneroches) in Saint-Cloud for several years.
Diplomatic Missions
In 1877, Juan Mariano was appointed as the Minister Plenipotentiary to France. This means he was a top diplomat representing Peru in France. He also became the Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain and to the Holy See (the government of the Catholic Church) in 1879.
He led the Peruvian team at the Exposition Universelle of 1878, which was a big world's fair. As Peru's representative, he also approved the Treaty of Bern in 1879. In the same year, he helped create and sign an important peace treaty. This treaty officially started diplomatic relations between Peru and Spain.
In 1887, he was named the Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See. He held this important position until 1920, when he was promoted to ambassador. Juan Mariano de Goyeneche passed away in 1924 in San Sebastián, Spain.
Family Life
Juan Mariano de Goyeneche married Juana de la Puente y Risco in 1860 in Lima, Peru. Juana was also a noble, holding titles like the 7th Marquise of Villafuerte and 2nd Countess of Casa Saavadra. They had eleven children together:
- María de Goyeneche y de la Puente (1862–1941), who married José de Suelves, the 9th Marquis of Tamarit.
- Juan de Goyeneche y de la Puente (1863–1940), who became the 4th Count of Guaqui and 8th Marquis of Villafuerte.
- José Manuel de Goyeneche y de la Puente (1866–1839), the 7th Marquis of Corpa, who married Pilar San Gil y Otal, the 4th Countess of Ruiz de Castilla.
- Sebastián de Goyeneche (born 1867).
- Rosa María de Goyeneche y de la Puente (1870–1925), who married Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohórques, the 4th Duke of Gor.
- María del Consuelo de Goyeneche y de la Puente (1871–1966), who married Francisco de Silva Bazán, the 18th Marquis of Zahara.
- Carlos de Goyeneche y de la Puente (1880–1929), who married Ana de Silvela de la Viesca.
- Lorenzo de Goyeneche y de la Puente (died 1939), the 2nd Count of Gamio, who married Carmen de Silva.
- Juana de Goyeneche (died 1930).
- Luis de Goyeneche (died 1942), a Papal Count and Captain of the Papal Noble Guard.
See also
In Spanish: Juan Mariano de Goyeneche y Gamio para niños
