Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho", was a Venezuelan general and politician who served as the president of Bolivia from 1825 to 1828. A close friend and associate
Surrender at Ayacucho by Daniel Hernández.
Bolivian Independence Act at Casa de la Libertad, Sucre.
Murder of Antonio José de Sucre by Arturo Michelena.
Monument to Antonio José de Sucre in the constitutional capital of Bolivia, Sucre
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of belligerent Sout
Antonio José de Sucre
…modern Ecuador would eventually emerge. As Bolívar's chief lieutenant, he went on to score a decisive victory over the Spanish Royalist army at the Battle of Ayacucho in 1824, which effectively secured the independence of Peru. Afterwards he moved into Upper Peru, pacified the Royalist resistance and set up an…
The Battle of Ayacucho, Antonio Herrera Toro
Last Viceroy of Perú, José de la Serna e Hinojosa, Count of the Andes.
1829 engraving of Guillermo Miller as a Peruvian general during the Ayacucho campaign