Claim: Étienne Jérôme Rouchouze  (Chazeau, Loire 1798–1843 at sea) resided in Valparaíso, Chile and had a motto that was Per aspera in astera.
Evidence: (English: Stephen Rouchouze; Chazeau, Loire 1798–1843 at sea) was a French Catholic missionary in the Eastern Pacific. Rouchouze resided in Valparaíso, Chile and in Honolulu; he was responsible for the evangelization efforts of the Picpus Fathers in the Hawaiian Islands and eastern Pacific. His motto was Per aspera in astera (from hardship to the stars).