Miguel Grau
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Miguel María Grau Seminario was a Peruvian Navy officer and politician renowned for his role in the War of the Pacific. He earned the nickname "Gentleman of the Seas" for his kind and chivalrous treat
Seminario photographed by Eugenio Courret at the time of the War of the Pacific, c. 1879
The Four Aces of the Peruvian Navy. Standing, from left to right, Miguel Grau, Lizardo Montero Flores and Aurelio García y García. Seated: Manuel Ferreyros.
Battle of Iquique
The letter that Grau sent to the widow of Captain Prat is inscribed on a monument in a park in Santiago de Chile.
Raids of Huáscar
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The Raids of the Huáscar were a series of raids that occurred by the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar under the command of Miguel Grau Seminario during the War of the Pacific. The actions kept the Chilean go
The Huáscar in navigation
The Battle of Iquique was the first naval action of the Huáscar in the war.
The Chilean transport Rímac was captured in a joint action between the corvette Unión and the ironclad Huáscar.
On the left, a Peruvian caricature mocks the Chilean fears that they see the Huáscar in different Chilean ports on the same day at the same time.