Daniel Nuñez del Prado
Daniel Nuñez del Prado | |
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 Nuñez del Prado in 1865 | |
| Foreign Minister of Bolivia | |
| In office 1881 | |
| President | Narciso Campero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1840 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Died | 1891 (aged 50–51) |
| Education | National University of San Marcos |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Bolivia |
| Rank | Commander |
| Wars | Chincha Islands War War of the Pacific |
Daniel Nuñez del Prado (29 July 1840 in La Paz, Bolivia – 1891)[citation needed] was a Bolivian medical doctor, educator and civil servant. He served as Foreign Minister of Bolivia under President Narciso Campero in 1881.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Nuñez del Prado was born to José María Nuñez del Prado and Isabel del Valle[citation needed] and had a brother, Eduardo, who was also a doctor of medicine.[1] He finished his medical degree at the National University of San Marcos in 1863[1] with a dissertation entitled Infartos del cuello uterino (lit. 'Cervical infarctions').[3]
He opted to remain in Peru rather than return to Bolivia following Mariano Melgarejo's coup in 1864,[1] though it is possible he was expelled by Melgarejo.[4] He fought against Spanish invaders in 1866 under Commander José Gálvez, earning him decorations from the Peruvian and Bolivian governments. He returned to Peru in the late 1860s and worked to stem the yellow fever epidemic there. He was later awarded a gold medal by the Municipality of Lima for his work.[1] Nuñez del Prado provided medical treatment to Melgarejo twice in 1871: first following a suicide attempt in October, and again after being shot twice in the neck in November. Melgarejo died from the gunshot wounds.[1]
Nuñez del Prado returned to Bolivia after Agustín Morales seized power in 1871. He was president of La Paz's City Council in 1879 and spoke out against President Hilarión Daza.[5] That December, when forces led by Uladislao Silva overthrew Daza, Nuñez del Prado was made prefect of Lima.[6] He served as Foreign Minister of Bolivia in 1881 under Narciso Campero.[1][2] He was then part of the Victoria Battalion during the Pacific War, fighting at the Battle of Pisagua. He was given the title of Colonel of his troop in 1882.[1]
Nuñez del Prado worked at Hospital Landaeta as a doctor and as a professor in and dean of the medical school at University of La Paz.[1] He helped develop curriculum to train doctors, collaborating with professionals including Enrique Hertzog.[7] He also established La Paz's fire department and commanded its first company in 1886.[1]
Publications
[edit]- 1870: Fiebre amarilla: su origen, causas, sintomas, tratamiento, etc. Lima: Imprenta Liberal (in Spanish).[1]
- 1884: Tactica de Infantería. La Paz (in Spanish).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Luna Orosco, E. Javier (1997). "Tras la huella de los hermanos Núñez del Prado" [Following in the footsteps of the Nuñez del Prado brothers] (PDF). Archivos bolivianos de historia de la Medicina (in Spanish). 3 (1): 75–77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Salud Publica Bolivia.
- ^ a b "Foreign ministers A-D". rulers.org. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Nuñez del Prado, Daniel (1863). Infartos del cuello uterino (doctoral dissertation) (in Spanish). National University of San Marcos – via British Library.
- ^ "Daniel Nunez del Prado Video". Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Oporto Ordonez, Luis (June 2019). "El Diario de Campaña de la injusta guerra de 1879" (PDF). Fuentes, Revista de la Biblioteca y Archivo Histórico de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional (in Spanish). 13 (62): 87. ISSN 1997-4485. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Guachalla, José Manuel (1886). La revolución del 12 de marzo de 1880 (in Spanish). Demócrata. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Vera Carrasco, Oscar (2015). "Reseña histórica de la cátedra de farmacología de la Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Mayor de San Andrés" (PDF). Cuadernos Hospital de Clínicas (in Spanish). 56 (2): 79. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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