Martín Rodríguez (politician)
Martín Rodríguez | |
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Juan Gregorio de Las Heras | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1771 Argentine |
| Political party | Patriot, Unitarian |
| Spouse | Manuela Carrasco |
| Occupation | Military |
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| Allegiance | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |
| Rank | Commander; Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Argentine War of Independence |
Martín Rodríguez (4 July 1771 – 5 March 1845) was an Argentine politician and soldier.
Biography
Born in
First Junta which resulted, he was sent to the province of Entre Ríos to support the activities of Manuel Belgrano in the Paraguay campaign.[2] He married Manuela Carrasco in 1810, and they had 14 children.[1]
Later, as colonel of a unit of
Battle of Sipe-Sipe.[2]
Following months of political anarchy resulting from the collapse of the
Natural Sciences Museum the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires and the University of Buenos Aires, among other public institutions.[2] This reforms faced a strong opposition from clerics, like Francisco de Paula Castañeda, or conservative politicians, like Gregorio García de Tagle. The latter led a short-lived mutiny against the government that cost him the exile.[3]
He was succeeded in his post in 1824 by
Federalist regime. The uprising failed, however, and Rodríguez was exiled to Montevideo, Uruguay, where he died in 1845.[2]
He was interred in La Recoleta Cemetery. The city of General Rodríguez, west of Buenos Aires, was named in his honor upon its establishment in 1878.
References
- ^ a b "Brigadier General Martín Rodríguez Rodríguez". Genealogía Familiar.
- ^ a b c d Historical Dictionary of Argentina. Scarecrow Press. 1978. pp. 799–800.
- ^ Saldías, Adolfo; Gobierno, Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province) Ministerio de (1910). Un siglo de instituciones: Buenos Aires en el centenario de la revolución de mayo (in Spanish). Taller de impresiones oficiales. pp. 131–41.
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