Louis Peru de Lacroix (French pronunciation: [lwi pəʁy də lakʁwa]; 14 September 1780 – 1837) was a French general who battled in the army of Napoleon I and later travelled to Colombia, where he joined the army of Simón Bolívar.
Both of them had family roots in Ajaccio, Corsica, of Genoese ancestry, who often traveled to Portugal.
Later, was admitted to the École Royale Militaire de Paris and lived in Naples between 1810 and 1812.
Performed as General under Napoleon I and Joachim Murat, and also took part in the campaign against Russia in 1812.
Today, Peru de Lacroix's direct descendants and relatives live in Colombia and northern Mexico, the United States of America and in Western Europe.