Manuel Dorrego
Manuel Dorrego | |
|---|---|
Juan Gregorio de Las Heras | |
| Succeeded by | Juan Lavalle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1787 Real Universidad de San Felipe |
| Profession | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |
| Unit | Army of the North |
| Battles/wars | Second Upper Peru campaign |
Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 – 13 December 1828) was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820, and then again from 1827 to 1828.
Early life and education
Dorrego was born in Buenos Aires on 11 June 1787 to José Antonio do Rego, a Portuguese merchant, and to María de la Ascensión Salas. He enrolled in the
Career
He moved to the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (modern Argentina), and joined the Army of the North, under the command of Manuel Belgrano. He fought in the battles of Tucumán and Salta, being injured in both. He was sanctioned by Belgrano for promoting a duel. As a result, he did not take part in the battles of Vilcapugio and Ayohuma, two defeats of the Army of the North, and Belgrano regretted later the absence of Dorrego from them.[1]
Ideology and exile
Dorrego opposed the
Return, interim governor, second exile
He returned to Buenos Aires in 1819, following the departure of Pueyrredón. He was appointed as interim governor, and fought against the armies of Alvear, Carrera and Estanislao López. Still, he was resisted in the city, and the stable appointment as governor was given to Martín Rodríguez instead. He was banished again, and moved to Upper Peru. He met Simón Bolívar in Quito, and supported his ideas of unifying all the continent into a giant federation.[3]
Second return and governorship
Dorrego returned to Buenos Aires a short time afterwards and worked in the legislature of Buenos Aires in the 1826 Constituent Assembly. He strongly supported a federal system of government and criticized the qualified suffrage. However, the 1826 Constitution promoted a strong centralized government and qualified suffrage.[4]
Dorrego opposed the government of the unitarian
Coup and death
The Argentine troops were discontented with Dorrego because he accepted the conditions imposed by the British diplomacy despite their military victories in the conflict. Encouraged by the Unitarian party, Juan Lavalle led a coup against Dorrego on 1 December 1828. Dorrego left the city and organized his forces in the countryside. He was defeated, and then executed by Lavalle.[6]
Aftermath
Lavalle closed the legislature and began a period of political violence against the
See also
- Argentine Civil War
- Manuel Dorrego national institute
References
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-950-563-478-1.
