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Manuel González de Candamo e Iriarte
Interim President (President of the Government Junta) ofPeru
In office March 20, 1895 – September 8, 1895
Preceded by	Andrés Avelino Cáceres
Succeeded by	Nicolás de Piérola
33rdPresident of Peru
In office September 8, 1903 – May 7, 1904
Prime Minister	José Pardo y Barreda
Vice President	Lino Alarco Brediñana Serapio Calderón
Preceded by	Eduardo López de Romaña
Succeeded by	Serapio Calderón
Personal details
Born	(1841-07-14)July 14, 1841 Lima,Peru
Died	May 7, 1904(1904-05-07) (aged 62) Arequipa,Peru
Political party	Civilista Party
Spouse	Teresa Álvarez-Calderón

Manuel González de Candamo e Iriarte (July 14, 1841 – May 7, 1904) served as the 33rdPresident of Peru from 1903 until his death in 1904. He also served asInterim President of Peru, officially as the President of the Government Junta, from September 8, 1903, until his death the following year.

Born in a wealthy family, Manuel was the son of Pedro González de Candamo e Astorga (Puerto de Valparaiso,Chile, June 30, 1799 –Lima, January 22, 1866), PeruvianAmbassador – then the richest man in Peru – and wife María de las Mercedes Iriarte e Odria;^[1] paternal grandson of Alfonso González de Candamo y Prieto (born inAsturias the son of Gaspar González de Candamo and wife Eulalia Prieto) and wife Petronila de Astorga y Urizar (born inValparaiso,Chile) and maternal grandson of Pedro Ignacio Iriarte y Velasco-Patiño, mine owner fromHuancayo, who bought theHacienda Lobatón in 1819 and half of the Hacienda Cónsac, and wife Paula Odria y Granados, daughter of the owners of Hacienda Rumichaca Juan Ignacio Odria and wife Manuela Granados, sister of Marcelo Granados (La Asunción de Mito, 1758 – ?),Governor of La Trinidad de Huancayo.

Manuel Candamo spend his early years in theCollege of Our Lady of Guadalupe. After graduating from high school, he was accepted in theNational University of San Marcos, where he obtained a bachelor's degree onJurisprudence.

In 1863, Candamo started to work forEl Comercio, one of the oldest newspapers in the capital. From there, he was a harsh critic of PresidentJuan Antonio Pezet and the "Vivanco-Pareja Treaty", specifically for the way of how the government was handling the diplomatic crisis with Spain. For his actions, he was exiled to Chile, returning only afterMariano Ignacio Prado's successfully launched a coup against Pezet.

After the revolution, he was an active supporter of Prado during theChincha Islands War. When the Peruvian Congress refused to recognize Prado's government, Candamo traveled to Chile as part of the Peruvian diplomatic mission. He did not stay inChile, and left that country for Europe and Asia.

Manuel Cándamo, together withManuel Pardo, was among the founding members of theCivilista Party. The party itself achieved public notoriety for being the first organized political party in Peru, and because it was also the first one to be composed primarily of civilians. During this period, Cándamo successfully started once again his political career and several economic businesses.

After the collapse of the Peruvian Southern Armies and the imminent invasion ofLima, Cándamo took part in the defense of the city, fighting in the Battles of San Juan and Miraflores. When the city is occupied by the Chilean Army, Cándamo and several other prominent politicians are deported to Chile due to their opposition to any peace proposal that involved cedingTarapacá,Tacna andArica to the Chileans.

Candamo returned to Peru after theTreaty of Ancón was signed and the war over, and is once again deported for his opposition to PresidentMiguel Iglesias and support toAndrés Avelino Cáceres. Once Iglesias is overthrown and Cáceres is in power, Candamo was elected to the Senate, reaching itspresidency in 1888, 1890 and 1892.^[2]

A member of theCivilista Party, Candamo served as mayor ofLima. AfterAndrés Avelino Cáceres was forced to resign from the Presidency in 1894, Candamo was selected to head a "Provisional Government Junta" and to call for new elections.Nicolás de Piérola, allied with theCivilista Party, won the election.

During the administration ofEduardo López de Romaña, he was elected President of the Peruvian Senate (both 1897 and 1901).^[2] This was done after theCivilista andDemocratic parties reached a compromise and divided their political influence in the government.

For the Election of 1903, Cándamo was regarded as a moderate candidate and the more trusted political figure in the Civilista Party. After being elected president, Cándamo became ill and died in office. He was married to Teresa Alvarez-Calderón.

Following a brief interim government headed bySerapio Calderón, Cándamo was succeeded by his foreign ministerJosé Pardo.

Manuel Candamo married Teresa Álvarez-Calderón, and had two daughters. One daughter,Teresa De La Cruz, founded the convent Canonesas de La Cruz, and was given the title ofServant of God in 1981 by the Catholic Church, which means she is being considered for possiblesainthood.

He was the brother-in-law of Anglo-Peruvianguano millionaireJohn Pablo Bryce, and thus a great-great uncleAlexandra Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn, andNatalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, as well as a great uncle of Janet Mercedes Bryce, Marchioness of Milford Haven, wife ofDavid Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven.

He was the great-uncle of Clotilde de Silva y Gonzáles de Candamo (July 19, 1898 – December 12, 1978), daughter of the 10thMarquis de Arcicóllar, second wife ofHans Heinrich XV von Hochberg, Prince of Pless, and after divorce the wife of Hans Heinrich XV's son Bolko, with two children by each husband.

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