Lizardo Montero Flores
Seven years later, aboard the frigate Apurímac, he supported Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco's coup.After Prado's declaration of war, Montero Flores was named military and political chief of the southern Peruvian provinces.After a brief defeat in a naval campaign, he left to Lima where he joined Nicolás de Piérola's forces.[1] After the deportation of García Calderón, Montero was named Interim President and started the peace negotiations with the government of Chile.His refusal to cede any territory to Chile forced him to briefly move the Peruvian congress to Arequipa.