Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Terrazas Vargas (2 June 1844 – 20 August 1912) was a Bolivian military officer who served during the War of the Pacific.
His name is registered at an inn in San Juan, Argentina, suggesting he might have traveled for business across the Argentine interior and perhaps even Peru.
In Tarata, Terrazas defeated a small contingent of forces led by Colonel Ernesto Benavides.
In a twist of irony, Terrazas fled the country with the man he had defeated earlier, Colonel Benavides.
[8] Terrazas spent a few years in exile until 1870, when he joined a movement spearheaded by Tomás Frías to overthrow the tyrannical rule of Melgarejo.
[10] Deemed a traitor by the newly appointed President Agustín Morales, Terrazas was once again forced to leave the country.
With the money he earned, Terrazas returned to Tarata where he opened another business and started a family with María Manuela Tapia Veisaga.
[17] Although the Bolivian army would not see any more combat after 1881, Terrazas remained active in Peru, carrying out campaigns in the Sierra.
[18] Under attack from the troops of Patricio Lynch, who was tasked with eliminating the guerrillas in the Mantaro Valley, Terrazas fought at the Battle of La Concepción on July 10, 1882.
[19] Within a month, Chilean troops had crushed most of the guerrilla activity in Mantaro and Terrazas disbanded his battalion headed for Huamachuco.