José Francisco Ugarteche (1768-1834) was a Paraguayan jurist and politician, who had outstanding performance during the colonial and post colonial period of Argentina.
Biography
He was born in
Villarrica, Guairá District, Paraguay, the son of
José Ramón de Ugarteche and María Josefa Herrera, belonging to a Patrician Paraguayan family of Spanish Basque descent. Established in Buenos Aires from a young age he was married in the city of
Luján with Juana Marta González Casco de Mendoza, a distinguished Creole lady descendant of
Víctor Casco de Mendoza
Víctor Casco de Mendoza (1560-1600s) was a Spanish nobleman. He held political posts during the Viceroyalty of Peru, serving as alcalde, regidor and lieutenant governor of Buenos Aires and Asuncion.
Biography
He was born in Asuncion, the so ...
. He was also married to María Josefa de Echenagucía, a Creole of Basque ancestors.
José Francisco Ugarteche did his studies in the
University of Saint Francis Xavier, where he earned his law degree. During the colonial period he served as regidor of Luján, and attorney of the Real Audiencia of Buenos Aires. After the
May Revolution occurred he occupied strategic political positions, being a member of
Assembly of the Year XIII
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.
He belonged to the Federal Party, serving as provincial deputy of
Santiago del Estero
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and Buenos Aires in 1827 and 1830. He supported the governments of
Manuel Dorrego
Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 – 13 December 1828) was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820, and then again from 1827 to 1828.
Life and politics
Dorrego was born in Buenos Aires on 11 June 1787 to José An ...
and
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Althoug ...
. He was private secretary of
José Rondeau, during his term as governor of the province of Buenos Aires, and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the government of
Juan Ramón Balcarce
Juan Ramón González de Balcarce (16 March 1773 – 12 November 1836) was an Argentine military leader and politician.
Biography
Juan was the older brother of Antonio González de Balcarce and of Marcos González de Balcarce. He fought agai ...
.
He maintained an excellent relationship with
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, dictator of Paraguay, and he also maintained a good relationship with Manuel Dorrego, with whom he founded the newspaper
El Argentino
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
.
His son, Pedro Amaranto Ugarteche, was the husband of María Santibáñez Sarmiento, a cousin of
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. His grandson Nicolás Ugarteche, was married to Isolina Canavery, daughter of
Joaquín Canavery and María Ana Bayá, belonging to distinguished family of
Carmen de Areco.
The town of , located in the
Province of Mendoza
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bears his name in his honor.
References
External links
Bautismos 1791-1811Centenario de Ugarteche
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ugarteche, José Francisco
1768 births
1834 deaths
Politicians from Buenos Aires
People from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Spanish colonial governors and administrators
Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery
Canaveri family