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José Benito Villafañe
José Benito Villafañe José Benito Villafane (9 July 1790 – May 1831) was an Argentine soldier who participated in the war of independence and was governor of La Rioja Province, Argentina, under the protection of the '' caudillo'' Facundo Quiroga. Early years José Benito Villafañe was born in La Rioja, then in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata on 9 July 1790. He was son of Nicholas Villafañe and Maria de la Concepcion del Moral, and the head of his branch of the powerful Villafañe family. He joined the provincial militia in the campaign for independence. In 1817 he participated in the campaign, under Colonel Francisco Zelada and the Riojan Nicholas Davila Nicolás Dávila that crossed into Chile and freed the Copiapó region. He fought in the Battle of Huasco. Leader in La Rioja Villafañe supported the revolt that brought to power Francisco Ortiz de Ocampo in 1820, and gained autonomy for La Rioja. Ocampo promoted him to the rank of colonel. Ocampo's g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rioja Province, Argentina
La Rioja () is a province of Argentina located in the west of the country. The landscape of the province consist of a series of arid to semi-arid mountain ranges and agricultural valleys in between. It is in one of these valleys that the capital of the province, the city of la La Rioja, lies. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Catamarca, Córdoba, San Luis and San Juan. The dinosaur '' Riojasaurus'' is named after the province. History Petroglyphs created by early indigenous peoples at the Talampaya National Park are dated around 10,000 years BC. Succeeding cultures of indigenous peoples developed here. The Diaguita, Capayan and the Olongasta peoples inhabited the territory of present-day La Rioja Province at the time of encounter with the Spanish colonists in the 16th century. Juan Ramírez de Velazco founded ''Todos Los Santos de la Nueva Rioja'' in 1591 under the government of Tucumán of the Viceroyalty of Peru. In 1630 the Calchaquí people revolted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
