Background
DÍAZ DULANTO, Federico was born on August 9, 1888 in Lima, Peru.
DÍAZ DULANTO, Federico was born on August 9, 1888 in Lima, Peru.
Educated Colegio Nuestra Señora de la O, Colegio Labarthe. Graduated midshipman, Escuela Naval del Perú, 1906.
Assistant, chief, commns. to settle boundaries with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile. Instructor in ballistics, Escuela Naval del Perú. Commissioned by the Society Geográfica to fix the geographical positions of La Oroya, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Abancay, Cuzco, 1916.
2d in command, cruiser Almirante Grau, 1919. Chief, flotilla of Loreto, 1922-1925. Chief, hydrographical and lighthouse service, ministry of navy, 1926-1932.
Took part in the international work of establishing the polygon of longitudes of the world. Commissioned by the ministry of war to fix the astronomical positions of Ayabaca. Chief, fleet general staff.
Minister of navy and aviation in the provisional government of David Samanez Ocampo, 1931. Chief, destroyer Almirante Guisse, 1933. Commander general, division of destroyers and naval forces of the Atlantic, 1933-1935.
Commander of the fleet, 1935. Chief, general staff of the navy, 1936. Director, Escuela Naval del Perú, 1936.
Minister of navy and aviation, 1939. Rank of rear admiral, 1941. Officer, El Sol del Perú, Ayacucho, Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil), Mérito Naval (Chile).
Knight, Mérito Naval (Spain). Commander, Crown of Italy. Medals, centenaries of independence and the battle of Ayacucho.
R. Fidel Díaz and Mercedes Dulanto.
Member commission sent to England to bring back the cruisers Almirante Grau and Coronel Bolognesi.