 His legacy is considered fundamental in Peruvian historiography, with his ideology coined as revolutionary by historians.Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre was born in the northern Peruvian city of Trujillo on February 22, 1895.He was the son of Raúl Edmundo Haya and Cárdenas, also from Trujillo, and Zoila Victoria de la Torre and Cárdenas, who were also cousins.