Miguel de Azcuénaga Politician

Miguel de Azcuénaga (June 4, 1754 – December 19, 1833) was an Argentine brigadier. Educated in Spain, at the University of Seville, Azucuenaga began his military career in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata and became a member of the Primera Junta, the first autonomous government of modern Argentina. He was shortly exiled because of his support to the minister Mariano Moreno, and returned to Buenos Aires when the First Triumvirate replaced the Junta. He held several offices since then, most notably being the first Governor intendant of Buenos Aires after the May Revolution. He died at his country house (the modern Quinta de Olivos) in 1833.

Personal facts

Miguel de Azcuénaga
Birth dateJune 04, 1754
Birth place
Buenos Aires
Nationality
Argentine people
Date of deathDecember 19, 1833
Place of death
Buenos Aires
Resting place
La Recoleta Cemetery
Education
University of Seville

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Office holder

associate
military operations
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
military rank
Brigadier
officeVoting Member of the Primera Junta
party
Patriot (Spanish American Independence)
service end1832
service start1774

Miguel de Azcuénaga on Wikipedia

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