[1] His first baptism by fire occurred a decade prior during the 1932 Trujillo Revolution in which he was commander of the 1st and 3rd military regiments that participated in the conflict.

Ureta would be the last General Officer to achieve that distinction in the military history of Peru and that it was granted before to José de la Riva Agüero, Ramón Castilla, Andrés A. Cáceres and Óscar R. Benavides.

In 1949, replacing Raúl Porras Barrenechea, the military government of Manuel A. Odría appointed him ambassador to Spain, a position he held until 1955, the year in which he withdrew from all public activity for health reasons.

[1][2] During his tenure, he personally condecorated Generalisimo Francisco Franco with the Military Order of Ayacucho in a ceremony held on February 1, 1951.

[5] His remains were repatriated to his country and he was buried at the Presbítero Matías Maestro Cemetery in Lima in a mausoleum designed by sculptor Antonio Ocaña.