On 18 January 1944, through Law 9890, the Academy was named after Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez, one of the Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific (and the President's half-brother through their father Mariano Ignacio Prado's first marriage).
On January 18, 1944, through Law 9890, the Academy was named after Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez, one of Peru's heroes in the War of the Pacific (and the President's half-brother from his first marriage).