José Gálvez Egúsquiza, Peruvian politician (born 1819)

José Gabriel Gálvez Egúsquiza was a Peruvian lawyer, professor and liberal politician. During the presidential government of Mariano Ignacio Prado he was Secretary—i.e. Minister—of War and Navy (1865). He was killed in action during the Battle of Callao, where he died fighting the Spanish squadron, thus becoming a symbol of the independence of America.

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 243 days remain until the end of the year.