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José Benito Lamas (

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, 12 January 1787 - 9 May 1857) was a

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priest from the

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Biography

He was ordained in the

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and studied

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and

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. He was a notable patriot during the fight for freedom in colonial times;

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appointed him military chaplain and educator. In 1833, in the newly created Republic of Uruguay, Lamas was appointed lecturer of philosophy.Revista Nacional, Ministerio de Instrucción Pública, Montevideo, Año I, Nº 1, enero 1938: ''José Benito Lamas: Discurso inaugural de la Cátedra de Filosofía de Montevideo en 1833'' pp. 143-147.
He was an interest candidate for first bishop of Montevideo, but he died in 1857, during a

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epidemic.

Family

His sister Josefa married politician Santiago Vázquez. His brother Luis María Lamas was a notable politician in

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; his grand-nephew

Luis Lamas Luis Lamas was the mayor of the Argentine city of Rosario, Santa Fe Province, from 21 February 1898 to 19 February 1904. He was grandson of Uruguayan politician and patriot Luis María Lamas. During the Lamas administration the city grew consider ...

was Intendente in

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References

1787 births 1857 deaths Clergy from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Galician descent 19th-century Uruguayan Roman Catholic priests Uruguayan Franciscans Apostolic vicars of Uruguay Deaths from yellow fever {{Uruguay-reli-bio-stub