Manuel Yrigoyen Arias

Manuel Irigoyen Arias y Larrea (March 31, 1829 – June 5, 1912) was a Peruvian lawyer, diplomat, historian, academic and politician.

He graduated from the National University of San Marcos and served on its faculty.

He served as minister of foreign affairs and economy and finance (1886-1887) in the Government of Peru, also serving as Ambassador to Belgium[1] from 1861 to 1865, to Ambassador to Brazil from 1874 to 1877 and to Uruguay on two occasions.

He was three times Prime Minister of Peru (December 1878 – May 1879, February–August 1890, November 1894 – March 20, 1895).

He served as the President of the Senate from 1905 to 1906 and of the National Club (1901-1902).