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Santiago Albarracín
José Santiago Albarracín 1 (23 July 1800 - 20 April 1869 ) was an Argentine soldier who fought on the Unitarian Party, Unitarian side in many engagements in the Argentine Civil Wars, especially in the struggles against Ángel Vicente Peñaloza, Chacho Peñaloza. Early years Santiago Albarracín was born in San Juan, Argentina on 23 July 1800. He was the son of Lucas Anselmo Albarracín Irrazábal and Aniceta Castro Marquezano. At a very young age he joined the Army of the Andes, along with his older brother, Lieutenant Pedro Pascacio Albarracín, but he was not involved in the campaign in Chile. He had his baptism of fire in the war against José Miguel Carrera in 1821. Albarracín joined the division of José María Pérez de Urdininea, with which he went to Salta Province and then to Upper Peru (Bolivia) in 1825. For a time he served in a Bolivian regiment, returning later that year to Salta. Under the command of José María Paz he participated in the campaign against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan () is the capital and largest city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the (over 500,000 in the metropolitan area). It is a modern city with wide streets and well-drawn avenues with wide sidewalks and vegetation of different species of trees irrigated by canals, from which it derives its nickname ''oasis town''. It has an important accommodation infrastructure and transportation. It highlights modern buildings and the surroundings, the reservoir and Ullum dam, spas, museums, large plantations of vines, and various types of agriculture, with wine being the most important. History and architecture Before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadores, the Huarpe Indians inhabited this area. San Juan de la Frontera was founded on June 13, 1562, by Juan Jufré at the shore of the San Juan River. In 1593 flooding damaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
