Pedro de Garmendia (1794-1865) was briefly Governor of
Tucumán Province
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Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neigh ...
in
Argentina
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from December 1840 to January 1841 during a civil war between
Unitarian and
Federalist
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factions.
Background
Pedro de Garmendia was a wealthy resident of
San Miguel de Tucumán
San Miguel de Tucumán (; usually called simply Tucumán) is the capital and largest city of Tucumán Province, located in northern Argentina from Buenos Aires. It is the fifth-largest city of Argentina after Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario an ...
, born in 1794 to José Ignacio de Garmendia y Aguirre and Elena Alurralde.
His house was on what today is the corner of 24 de Septiembre and Laprida, across from the cathedral.
He was a member of the Tucumán House of Representatives that declared against the rule of
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 ...
,
and was a minister of Governor
Bernabé Piedrabuena.
Governor of Tucumán
On 1 December 1840 the House of Representatives accepted Piedrabuena's resignation and appointed Pedro de Garmendia as his replacement.
The election was controversial, since the House was divided.
On assuming office, Garmendia confirmed Dr.
Marco Manuel de Avellaneda as his chief minister, a post he had held under Piedrabuena.
Avellaneda was the driving force in the
Unitarian League
The Unitarian League ( es, Liga Unitaria) also referred to as the League of the Interior () was a league of provinces of Argentina led by José María Paz, established in 1830, aiming to unite the country under unitarian principles. It comprise ...
against Rosas.
On 10 January, Garmendia delegated the government to General
Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid
Comandante General Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid (or "de La Madrid"; 28 November 1795 in San Miguel de Tucumán – 5 January 1857 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine military officer and briefly, governor of several provinces like Córdoba, ...
.
Exile
After the
Battle of Famaillá
The Battle of Famaillá (Famaillá, Tucumán Province, Argentina, September 19, 1841), was a Federal Party victory, under the command of former Uruguayan president Manuel Oribe, over the army of the Unitarian Party under general Juan Lavalle, du ...
in Tucumán and the
Battle of Rodeo del Medio
The Battle of Rodeo del Medio, fought in Mendoza Province, Argentina on 24 September 1841, was a battle between the Federalist army of Ángel Pacheco and the Unitarian army of Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid during the Argentine Civil Wars. The conseq ...
in
Mendoza
the League of the North collapsed and its leaders fled to neighboring republics.
Garmendia chose
Chile
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. His letters written from exile are eloquent of his despair for the future of Argentina under Rosas,
but he could see no prospect of removing the dictator.
Garmendia died in 1865.
The town of
Gobernador Garmendia is named after him.
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1794 births
1865 deaths
Governors of Tucumán Province