Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (1795–1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" ,was a Venezuelan independence leader who served as the fourth President of Peru and the second President of Bolivi.. Read more »a. Sucre was one of Simón Bolívar's closest friends, generals and statesmen. The city of Sucre, Bolivia's capital, is named for him, as is a state of Venezuela and a department of Colombia.