Goyeneche was born in
Arequipa into a prominent family. He was a nephew of the
royalist general
José Manuel de Goyeneche, who as commander-in-chief of Upper Peru defeated the
revolutionary army in the
battle of Huaqui and was created 1st Count of Guaqui by
Fernando VII in 1817. When the
independence of Peru was declared in 1821, his parents decided to remain in the country. He was educated at the Seminary School of Arequipa, under his uncle
Archbishop , and the Seminary of Nobles at Bergara, Spain. He entered the diplomatic service as
attaché at Peruvian legation in
Madrid and during three years he received private classes by the
jurist Eustaquio Laso, professor at the
Central University of Madrid. In 1855 he was invested Knight of the
Order of Santiago. In 1859 he returned to Peru to devoted himself to the management of the family properties. The following year he was elected
Deputy for Arequipa and was reelected in 1861, 1864 and from 1871 to 1874. When President
Manuel Pardo offered him the
Ministry of Interior, he refused it for political dissent and retired to Arequipa. In 1873 he and his family moved to Paris living in Castel Gamio (now ), a
chateau at
Saint-Cloud, where they remained several years. In 1877 he was appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary to France and likewise
Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain and to the
Holy See in 1879. He was President of the Peruvian Commission to the
Exposition Universelle of 1878 and as Peruvian representative ratified the
Treaty of Bern in 1879. That same year he promoted and signed the definitive Treaty of Peace that established diplomatic relations between Peru and Spain. In 1887 he was appointed
Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, a post he retained until 1920 when was promoted to ambassador. He died in 1924 in
San Sebastián, Spain. == Family ==