Juan Manuel de Rosas

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Former Governor of Buenos Aires

Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas, nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Wikipedia

Born: March 30, 1793, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died: March 14, 1877 (age 83 years), Southampton, United Kingdom

Spouse: Encarnación Ezcurra (m. 1813–1838)

Books: Sucesos Del Rio de la Plata. Observations on Occurrences in the River Plate, as Connected with the Foreign Agents and the Anglo-French Intervention. Translated from the Spanish of Florencia Varela by Mr. Archbald? . With Special Reference to Juan Manuel de Rosas.

Previous offices: Governor of Buenos Aires (1835–1852) and Governor of Buenos Aires (1829–1832)

Party: Federalist Party

Place of burial: Cementerio de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina