17 Facts About Nicanor Flores

Nicanor Flores was an Argentine-born Bolivian military officer who rose to prominence during the presidency of Jose Maria Linares.

Nicanor Flores was married to the daughter of Pantaleon Dalence.

Nicanor Flores's father was appointed chief magistrate of Salta in 1825, prompting the family to move to that city.

Nicanor Flores was among the persecuted and was forced to retire from the army as a result.

At the head of said battalion, Nicanor Flores crossed the Dasaguadero River and reached Yunguyo in pursuit of some political prisoners who had taken refuge in Peru.

However, with the threat of war averted, Nicanor Flores headed to Copacabana in pursuit of the indigenous bands that had revolted against Linares in favor of Belzu.

Nicanor Flores proceeded to build barricades in the city in preparation for Melgarejo's attack.

General Nicanor Flores found asylum again in Argentina, where he lived until the fall of Melgarejo in 1871.

The reason behind this was that Nicanor Flores was criticized by Camper in the latter's memoirs.

At outbreak of the War of the Pacific, General Nicanor Flores was lurking on the Peruvian coast as a political exile, looking to return.

At that meeting, Nicanor Flores said the following words: "Gentlemen, give me command of an army and I swear I shall triumph".

Nicanor Flores's request was not accepted and later resulted in the disaster at San Francisco.

General Nicanor Flores rode through the battlefield and, seeing that the allied soldiers retreated, he attempted to contain the complete dispersion of the army but failed.

Nicanor Flores remained in Peru throughout the remainder of Daza's presidency, waiting for the opportune moment to return.

When Daza was deposed by General Campero, Nicanor Flores offered his services to the new government, having been appointed Superior and Political Chief of the South, where, hoping for the victory of the allied army, he raised a war loan with which he bought weapons and ammunition.

Nicanor Flores organized the 6th Division, composed of fifteen hundred men grouped into the following units: Calama, Ayacucho, Reconquista, Liberty and Potosi.

However, Nicanor Flores never engaged in battle and was dismissed by the orders of his rival, President Campero.