José Antonio de Lavalle
José Antonio de Lavalle y Arias de Saavedra was a Peruvian diplomat and historian. He was Ambassador to Germany, Russia, Chile and Brazil and minister of Foreign Relations.
In the Congress, he was member of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.Biography
Lavalle was born at Lima as son of Juan Bautista de Lavalle y Zugasti, count of San Antonio de Vista Alegre, and Narcisa Arias de Saavedra y Bravo, daughter of first count of Casa Saavedra. He was educated at Colegio Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.
He married Mariana Pardo y Lavalle, daughter of Felipe Pardo y Aliaga and sister of Manuel Pardo.
