Miguel Grau Seminario Known as the Gentleman of the Seas, he was

born in Piura the 27th of July 1834, Admiral Miguel Grau is remembered
by friends and enemies alike as not only a great tactician in naval
warfare, but also for his chivalry, the likes of which had not been seen
before or since. He died in combat defending Peru against invading
aggressors at the Battle of Angamos on the 8th of October 1879, and is
remembered on this day each year with a public holiday.
Knight of the seas
At the Battle of Iquique, after Huscar sank the Chilean
corvette Esmeralda by ramming her, Grau ordered the rescue of the
surviving crew from the waters. Grau also wrote condolences to the
widow of his opponent Arturo Prat, returning his sword and personal
effects.

Miguel Grau Seminario conocido como el Caballero de los Mares, naci

en Piura el 27 de julio de 1834, el Almirante Miguel Grau es recordado
por amigos y enemigos por igual, no slo como un gran tctico en la
guerra naval, sino tambin por su caballerosidad, como nunca se haba
visto antes ni despus. Muri en combate, defendiendo Per contra la
invasin de los agresores en la batalla de Angamos, el 8 de octubre de
1879, y se le recuerda en este da cada ao con un da festivo.

Death at Battle of Angamos

Almirante Grau was killed by an armor-piercing shell fired by the

Caballero de los mares

En la batalla de Iquique, despus de que el Huscar hundiera la corbeta

ironclad Almirante Cochrane in a four against one duel during the Naval

Esmeralda chilena con una embestida, Grau orden el rescate de la

Battle of Angamos on 8 October 1879. Huscar was captured by the

tripulacin superviviente de las aguas. Grau tambin escribi

Chileans after incurring severe casualties in the close-range artillery

condolencias a la viuda de su oponente, Arturo Prat, devolviendo su

duel. Although most of Grau's body was not recovered, his remains,

espada y pertenencias personales.

which were buried with military honours in Chile, were returned to Peru
in 1958.

Muerte en la batalla de Angamos

His final resting place lies at the Escuela Militar Naval del Peru, in El

Almirante Grau muri por un proyectil perforante disparado por el

Callao in an underground mausoleum. He posthumously received the

acorazado Almirante Cochrane en un duelo de cuatro contra uno durante

rank of Gran Almirante del Per (Grand Admiral of Peru) in 1967 by order
of the Peruvian Congress. A portrait of Almirante Grau is on display in
the museum ship Huscar.

la Batalla Naval de Angamos el 8 de octubre de 1879. Huscar fue

capturado por los chilenos despus de incurrir en graves bajas en el
duelo de artillera de corto alcance. Aunque la mayor parte del cuerpo
de Grau no se recuper, sus restos, que fueron enterrados con honores
militares en Chile, fueron devueltos a Per en 1958.

Su lugar de descanso final se encuentra en la Escuela Militar Naval del

por orden del Congreso de la Repblica. Un retrato del Almirante Grau se

Per, en El Callao, en un mausoleo subterrneo. El ttulo pstumo recibi

encuentra en exhibicin en el Huscar buque museo.

el grado de Gran Almirante del Per (Gran Almirante del Per) en 1967