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Urbanización Confraternidad in Barranco in Lima, Peru — Western South America
 

Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario

 
 
Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton
1. Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario Marker
Inscription.  

Héroe Nacional
Almirante Miguel Grau Seminario
“El Caballero de los Mares”
27 Jul. 1834 – 8 Oct. 1879
Barranco, abril de 2018

English translation:
National Hero
Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario
"The Gentleman of the Seas"
July 27, 1834 – October 8, 1879
Barranco, April 2018
 
Erected 2018 by Municipalidad de Barranco.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 12° 8.313′ S, 77° 1.487′ W. Memorial is in Barranco, Lima. It is in Urbanización Confraternidad. It is at the intersection of Jirón Las Mimosas and Avenida el Sol Oeste, on the left when traveling south on Jirón Las Mimosas. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Jirón Las Mimosas 240, Barranco, Lima 15063, Peru. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Ring of Fire, in South America, in a Andean South America country, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony and also the Inca Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colonel Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes (a few steps from this marker); Foundation of the Scouts in Peru
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(approx. 1.4 kilometers away); General Francisco Morazán (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); José Matías Delgado (approx. 2.9 kilometers away).
 
Also see . . .  Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario at Wikipedia. (Submitted on February 18, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
 
Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario Marker, on the far left image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton
2. Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario Marker, on the far left
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 29, 2026