Who led the Peruvian guerrilla campaign in the Andes known as the Breña Campaign, against the Chilean occupation?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Andrés Avelino Cáceres
- Step 1: After Lima fell in 1881 resistance continued in the central highlands. Step 2. Cáceres led the resistance of peasants and soldiers and is remembered as a hero. Answer: Andrés Avelino Cáceres. Why not the others: Grau died in 1879, and Piérola and Prado were not the leaders of the campaign.
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