Manuel Moreno (Buenos Aires, 1782 – íb., 1857) was an Argentine politician, brother of

Mariano Moreno Mariano Moreno (; September 23, 1778March 4, 1811) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician. He played a decisive role in the Primera Junta, the first national government of Argentina, created after the May Revolution. Moreno was b ...

. He was one of the founders of the Federal Party in the province of Buenos Aires.

Biography

Manuel Moreno was born in Buenos Aires in 1781, and studied at "Real Colegio de San Carlos". He started to work in the colonial government by 1800, and joined his brother

in his mission to London. However, Mariano died on board the ship, which inspired Manuel to write a biography of his life. He wrote them quickly, in order to be able to publish them in London, and used it as a force to promote the Revolution in Europe. He returned in 1813, and was appointed as state secretary by the Second Triumvirate. In 1817, he was jailed and banished to the United States, where he graduated in medicine at the Maryland university. He returned in 1821 and worked in the Public Library, and it is believed that he was the first person to teach about chemistry in Buenos Aires. Later, he joined the Legislature, where he held his position for a number of terms. He represented the

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in the Constitutional Assembly of 1824, and supported the enactment of a federalist government. Moreno was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the

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and a member of the

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in 1825.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
/ref> He moved to England and

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appointed him as minister plenipotentiary in 1832. He wrote many formal complaints to the British over Argentinian claims to the

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after 1833, which were rejected by the British government. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1853, dying four years later.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno, Manuel Foreign ministers of Argentina People of the Argentine War of Independence Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Federales (Argentina) Argentine physicians University of Maryland, Baltimore alumni People from Buenos Aires 1782 births 1857 deaths Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery Members of the American Antiquarian Society