Carlos Wiesse Portocarrero


Carlos Wiesse Portocarrero was a Peruvian scholar and historian. He was born in Tacna on September 4, 1859 and died in Lima on June 17, 1945. His parents were Carlos Wiesse and Jesús Portocarrero.

Education

Portocarrero started his primary education studies in the Tacna School, which was founded by his father and directed by Van Broeck. He emigrated with his family to Cocabamba in 1870 due to an epidemic of yellow fever. He completed his primary education at the Dos de Mayo School in that city. In 1871 he started secondary school in Lima at the English College, completing it at the San Marcos University. He received his Bachelor of Law in 1879.

Career

In 1880 Portocarrero was nominated civil deputy to the Peruvian Legation in Ecuador. After returning to Peru in 1881 he founded the Chiclayo Institute in the city of Chiclayo in collaboration with Frederick Edulino.

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