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Pedro Antonio Olañeta

d. 1825 · 19th century

Pedro Antonio Olañeta was a Spanish royalist general who commanded in Upper Peru, present-day Bolivia, during the wars of independence. In 1824 he rebelled against Viceroy La Serna, weakening the royalist cause before the Battle of Ayacucho. He refused to surrender after that defeat and was killed at Tumusla in April 1825, ending Spanish resistance in Upper Peru.

Pedro Antonio Olañeta
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