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Nicolás Vega
Nicolás Vega was an Argentine soldier who fought as a General on the Unitarian side in the Argentine Civil Wars. He is known for his defeat at the Battle of Niquivil, although later he was Governor of San Juan Province. Origins Nicolás Vega was a Spanish navy lieutenant from Esmeralda, Chile who joined the Unitarians. He married into the powerful Furque family and settled in San Juan. According to Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, who was one of Vega's aides-de-camp at Niquivil, he unfortunately lacked leadership qualities, which showed in his soft face. San Juan In April 1829 General Facundo Quiroga arranged for José María de Echegaray to become acting governor of San Juan to raise troops to fight General José María Paz. Echegaray sent Quiroga a division commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Gregorio Manuel Quiroga. While not far from San Juan, on the night of 2/3 June 1829 some of his men revolted and headed for the town. The Unitarian rebels occupied San Juan the next d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
