FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
When Chilean messengers demanded surrender of Arica because of their 3 to 1 numerical superiority, he replied, "tengo deberes sagrados que cumplir y los cumplire hasta quemar el ultimo cartucho" ("I have a sacred duty to fulfill , and I will fulfill it until I burn the last round"). The expression "hasta quemar el ultimo cartucho" has passed into the Spanish language. Morro de Arica Arica is a port city in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles) south of the border with Peru. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ...
FranciscoBolognesi was born in Lima on November 4, 1816; his father was of Italian origin.
In 1856, Bolognesi commanded the artillery involved in suppressing the revolt of General Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, centered in the city of Arequipa and was promoted to Colonel.
Bolognesi's sons Enrique and Augusto also fought in the War of the Pacific, and died later, during the Battle of San Juan and the Battle of Miraflores in Lima.
FranciscoBolognesi Cervantes was a Peruvian military hero.
However, in 1853, he enlisted and was selected as second in command of a cavalry regiment during a period of tension between Peru and Bolivia.
Almost 1,000 of the Peruvian defenders, including Colonel Bolognesi, were killed in defense of the town or in subsequent actions against the Peruvian prisoners.
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