Background
Velarde, Hernán was born on September 30, 1863 in Lima, Peru. Son of Manuel and Angela Diez (Canseco) Velarde.
Velarde, Hernán was born on September 30, 1863 in Lima, Peru. Son of Manuel and Angela Diez (Canseco) Velarde.
Educated Scientific Institute, Lima. Naval Preparatory School. Doctor Laws, Philosophy and Letters, University of San Marcos, Lima.
Served as secretary of Legation and charge d’ affaires, Brazil. Under secretary Foreign Affairs. Successively minister to Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from Peru to the United States, March since 1924. Participated in war with Chili, 1879-1883. Minister of the Interior and attorney general Superior Court of Lima.
Professor æsthetics and history of art, University of San Marcos. Negotiated and signed 17 international treaties.
Served as secretary of Legation and charge d’ affaires, Brazil. Member Jurisprudence of Colombia, College of Lawyers of Lima and of Brazil, History Institute Argentina, etc. Commander Order of Isabella the Catholic.
Spouse Isabel Bergmann, September 30, 1889, Lima, Peru.