José Segundo Roca (July 1, 1800 – March 8, 1866) was an Argentine colonel. He took part in the
second Upper Peru campaign, and died during the
War of the Triple Alliance
The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
.
He was born in Tucumán, the son of
Pedro Roca, born in
Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarr ...
, and María Antonia Tejerina, a Creole from Tucumán. He was married to Josefa Agustina Paz, daughter of
Juan Bautista de Paz and María Plácida Pereyra, belonging to a distinguished family. He and his wife were the parents of numerous children, including General
Julio Argentino Roca
Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz (July 17, 1843 – October 19, 1914) was an army general and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 1880 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1904. Roca is the most important representative of the Generation ...
, who was twice President of Argentina.
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People of the Argentine War of Independence
Argentine military personnel of the Paraguayan War
Argentine colonels
People from San Miguel de Tucumán
1800 births
1866 deaths
Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery
People of the Spanish American wars of independence
People of the Latin American wars of independence
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