Flores was born in Ayabaca, Piura, on October 11, 1899.[1] He grew up in a neighbourhood popular for its cuisine known as "La Mangachería",[4] and took part in right-wing academic circles growing up.[5][6]
After the annulment of the 1936 Peruvian general election, Flores and his party reportedly planned a coup d'état which was discovered, leading to his exile in Chile, where he supported himself using the funds he gained from his hacienda in Cajamarca.[7]
Later life
Flores returned to Peru in the early 1940s and reorganized his political party,[8] which never achieved the same results it reached in 1936.[9]
He later served as deputy for his native Piura, as well as ambassador of Peru in Italy and Paraguay, where he made comments in support of the Hispanidad.[5]
^America y la Hispanidad en el Paraguay (in Spanish). Impreso en los Tall. Gráf. EMASA. 1960. p. 31. RECORDACION DEL EMBAJADOR PERUANO DOCTOR LUIS A. FLORES