Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
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Juan Martín de Pueyrredón | |
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 Portrait of Pueyrredón painted by his son Prilidiano, 1849 | |
| Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | |
| In office 9 July 1816 – 9 June 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio González de Balcarce |
| Succeeded by | José Rondeau |
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| Born | 18 December 1777 Buenos Aires |
| Died | 13 March 1850 (aged 72) San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Profession | Soldier |
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Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (December 18, 1777 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentine Declaration of Independence.
Biography
Early life
Pueyrredón was born in
British invasions
Buenos Aires was invaded by British forces in 1806, during the first of two
In 1807, he was sent as representative of
Supreme director
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In 1816, Pueyrredón was elected Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. He strongly supported José de San Martín's military campaign in Chile, and also founded the first national bank of Argentina and the national mint. After the declaration of a Unitarian constitution, revolts forced him to resign as Supreme Director in 1819 and go into exile in Montevideo. He subsequently played a very small role in politics, most notably serving in 1829 as a mediator between Juan Manuel de Rosas and Juan Lavalle. He died in retirement on his ranch in San Isidro, Buenos Aires.
Personal life
During his time in San Luis, Pueyrredón had an illegitimate daughter, Virginia, with Juana Sánchez. In 1815, at the age of 39, he married his 14-year-old second wife María Calixta Tellechea y Caviedes; Rivadavia, Pueyrredón and Chiclana of the First Triumvirate had had her father executed three years before as a member of the
In popular culture
The
Bibliography
- ISBN 950-49-0469-6.
References
- ^ Luna, pp. 9-11
- ^ Luna, p. 13
- ^ Martín de Pueyrredón Gobernó Salta por 30 días[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- ^ Luna, p. 13-15
- ^ Luna, pp. 16-19
- ^ Article about the Pueyrredón family (in Spanish)
External links
- Biography by José M. Carcione (PDF file).
- (in Spanish) Short biography at Biografías y Vidas.
- Juan Martín de Pueyrredón at Find a Grave
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| Supreme directors of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (1814–1820) | ||||
| Unitarian Republic – First Presidential Government (1826–1827) | ||||
Pacto Federal and Argentine Confederation (1827–1862) | ||||
| National Organization – Argentine Republic (1862–1880) | ||||
| Generation of '80 – Oligarchic Republic (1880–1916) | ||||
| First Radical Civic Union terms, after secret ballot (1916–1930) | ||||
| Infamous Decade (1930–1943) | ||||
| Revolution of '43 – Military Dictatorships (1943–1946) | ||||
| First Peronist terms (1946–1955) | ||||
| Revolución Libertadora – Military Dictatorships (1955–1958) | ||||
| Fragile Civilian Governments – Proscription of Peronism (1958–1966) | ||||
| Revolución Argentina – Military Dictatorships (1966–1973) |
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| Return of Perón (1973–1976) |
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| National Reorganization Process – Military Dictatorships (1976–1983) | ||||
| Return to Democracy (1983–present) | ||||
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