Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
PERUVIAN OFFICIAL :.
DIES AT EMBASSY.
J. Alvarez de Beunavista,
First Secretary, Fails to
Recover From Operation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
j. Alvarez de Buenavista, first secre-
tary Of the. Peruvian embassy here since
1927, died In Emergency Hospital yes
terday afternoon, following a recent
operation for an intestinal disorder.
The operation was an effort to re-
lieve Senior Buenavista's illness of about
three years, which became acute last
month. Following the operation, July
his condition remained apparent. and
blood transfusions and other means
we're employed to promote his recovery.
Hope was abandoned Friday night by
those attending him.
DR.. Santiago F. Bedoya, also first Sec
rotary of the embassy. who is at
tached as head of the Peruvian con-
sulate at New York, pending naming Of
a successor to Edward Higgins. dean of
that countrys consular service, who
died last May, returned to the Capital
early yesterday when the seriousness of
his colleagues condition became appar-
ent Dr. Bedoya was a close friend Of
his fellow first secretary, by virtue of
associations In the Washington embassy
for several years.
Burial Likely Here.
Funeral arrangements were not an
nounced, but it was understood a pri-
vate Catholic service would be followed
by burial in Washington.
Senior BuenaviSta, who was about Sc
years old, was not married. He is sur
vived by three sisters, one, Nine. Mar
garet de Alvarez, noted contralto, who
was believed here to be living in Eu-
rope. Another sister lives in London,
and the third in Buenos Aires.
The late embassy off1cial started in
fn~ainvx, ear1,{ne If Darn a rhanoall0r
in the consulates Of different European
countries, later coming to New York 10
serve in the consulate. After f1ve or six
wears in New York he was transferred
into the diplomatic service, coming to
Washington first in 1917 as second Sec
rotary of the embassy.
In 1922 he was chosen as secretary to
the mixed commission sitting in Wash
ington on the Tacna-Arica boundary
conferences, and three years later went
to africa with the Peruvian delegation
to the Plehiscitary Commission.
Promoted In 1927.
Senior Buenavista was promoted to
the position of first secretary in Wash
ington in 1927, which post he held I'M
til his death. He was charge d'affaires
ad interim on two occasions, the last
time from March T. 1880, until the ar
rival OF Manuel Qe rTeyTe odntdEQeI
as new Ambassador to the United
States early last month.
Senior Buenavista visited his home
land last in 1927 on his way back from
africa to take his post as first secretary
of the Washington embassy. His parents
are not living Senior Buenavista fol-
lowed his father in the Peruvian con-
sular service, and was awarded two
medals for distinguished service-one
called the Centennial of Independence
of Peru and the other the Centennial
Of Ayucho.
His years Of service in Washington
made for Senior Buenavista many
friends in diplomatic and other official
circles. particularly in the Latin Amer
lean corps Many of these friends were
absent on Summer vacations. but many
more Joined in paying their respects 10
their late colleague.