Daniel Núñez del Prado

Daniel Núñez del Prado
Núñez del Prado in 1865
Foreign Minister of Bolivia
In office
1881
PresidentNarciso Campero
Preceded byBelisario Boeto
Succeeded byPedro José Zilveti
Personal details
Born(1840-07-29)29 July 1840
La Paz, Bolivia
Died1891 (aged 50–51)
EducationNational University of San Marcos
OccupationMedical doctor
Military career
Allegiance Bolivia
Rank
Commander
Wars
Chincha Islands War
War of the Pacific

Daniel Núñez del Prado (29 July 1840 – 1891) was a Bolivian medical doctor, educator and civil servant. He served as foreign minister under President Narciso Campero in 1881.[1][2]

Biography

Núñez del Prado was born in La Paz to José María Núñez del Prado and Isabel del Valle and had a brother, Eduardo, who was also a doctor of medicine.[1] He finished his medical degree at the National University of San Marcos in 1863[1] with a dissertation entitled Infartos del cuello uterino (lit. 'Cervical infarctions').[3]

He opted to remain in Peru rather than return to Bolivia following Mariano Melgarejo's coup in 1864,[1] though it is possible he was expelled by Melgarejo.[4] He fought against Spanish invaders in 1866 under Commander José Gálvez, earning him decorations from the Peruvian and Bolivian governments. He returned to Peru in the late 1860s and worked to stem the yellow fever epidemic there. He was later awarded a gold medal by the Municipality of Lima for his work.[1] Núñez del Prado provided medical treatment to Melgarejo twice in 1871: first following a suicide attempt in October, and again after being shot twice in the neck in November. Melgarejo died from the gunshot wounds.[1]

Núñez del Prado returned to Bolivia after Agustín Morales seized power in 1871. He was president of La Paz's City Council in 1879 and spoke out against President Hilarión Daza.[5] That December, when forces led by Uladislao Silva overthrew Daza, Núñez del Prado was made prefect of Lima.[6] He served as Foreign Minister of Bolivia in 1881 under Narciso Campero.[1][2] He was then part of the Victoria Battalion during the Pacific War, fighting at the Battle of Pisagua. He was given the title of Colonel of his troop in 1882.[1]

Núñez del Prado worked at Hospital Landaeta as a doctor and as a professor in and dean of the medical school at University of La Paz.[1] He helped develop curriculum to train doctors, collaborating with professionals including Enrique Hertzog.[7] He also established La Paz's fire department and commanded its first company in 1886.[1]

Publications

  • 1870: Fiebre amarilla: su origen, causas, sintomas, tratamiento, etc. Lima: Imprenta Liberal (in Spanish).[1]
  • 1884: Tactica de Infantería. La Paz (in Spanish).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Luna Orosco, E. Javier (1997). "Tras la huella de los hermanos Núñez del Prado" [Following in the footsteps of the Núñez del Prado brothers] (PDF). Archivos bolivianos de historia de la Medicina (in Spanish). 3 (1): 75–77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011 – via Biblioteca Virtual de Salud Publica Bolivia.
  2. 1 2 "Foreign ministers A-D". rulers.org. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Núñez del Prado, Daniel (1863). Infartos del cuello uterino (doctoral dissertation) (in Spanish). National University of San Marcos – via British Library.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Núñez del Prado Video". Retrieved 21 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Oporto Ordonez, Luis (June 2019). "El Diario de Campaña de la injusta guerra de 1879" (PDF). Fuentes, Revista de la Biblioteca y Archivo Histórico de la Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional (in Spanish). 13 (62): 87. ISSN 1997-4485. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Guachalla, José Manuel (1886). La revolución del 12 de marzo de 1880 (in Spanish). Demócrata. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Vera Carrasco, Oscar (2015). "Reseña histórica de la cátedra de farmacología de la Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Mayor de San Andrés" (PDF). Cuadernos Hospital de Clínicas (in Spanish). 56 (2): 79. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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