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 against the
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in 1807, and in the 1812–1813 military campaign in
Upper Peru
Upper Peru (; ) is a name for the land that was governed by the Real Audiencia of Charcas. The name originated in Buenos Aires towards the end of the 18th century after the Audiencia of Charcas was transferred from the Viceroyalty of Peru to t ...
under General
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano y González (3 June 1770 – 20 June 1820), usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (), was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He ...
. He was governor of
Buenos Aires
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from 1818 to 1820. Under the government of
Juan Manuel de Rosas, he served as the defense minister. In 1832, he was again elected governor of Buenos Aires. On 11 October 1833, the city was filled with announcements of a trial against Rosas. A large number of gauchos and poor people made a demonstration at the gates of the legislature, praising Rosas and demanding the resignation of Balcarce. The troops organized to fight the demonstration mutinied and joined it. The legislature finally gave up the trial, ousted Balcarce and replaced him with
Juan José Viamonte. Balcarce was imprisoned and died in exile in
Concepción del Uruguay
Concepción del Uruguay is a city in Argentina.
It is located in the Entre Ríos province, on the western shore of the Uruguay River, some 320 kilometers north from Buenos Aires. Its population is about 80,000 inhabitants ().
History
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See also
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List of heads of state of Argentina
Argentina has had many different types of heads of state, as well as many different types of government. During pre-Columbian times, most of the territories that today form Argentina were inhabited by Amerindian peoples without any centralized ...
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1773 births
1836 deaths
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Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery
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