Tomás Guido. (November 1, 1788,

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–September 14, 1866) was a general in the

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, a diplomat and a politician.

Early life

Tomás Guido was the son of a Spanish merchant Pedro Guido y Sanz and his wife Juana Aoiz y Martínez. He attended San Carlos College, but was forced to give up his studies by an economic crisis. Guido saw his first military action in 1806 when he helped to defend

from the British invaders. He later went on to participate in the

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in 1810. In 1811 Guido became the secretary for Dr

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on his journey to

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. In 1812 Guido returned to Argentina to work as a secretary in the Ministry of War, later he moved to Charcas to work as a secretary for

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. Later he travelled to Tucumán where he joined José de San Martín y

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, where he worked as the chief Secretary of the Army, working with San Martín to plan the campaign to liberate

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and

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. On May 20, 1816 Guido presented

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with ''Memoria'', which was based on his memories of conversations with

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in Saldán, Córdoba about the military, economic and political details of the Maitland Plan.

Campaign of liberation in Chile and Peru

After the victory at the Battle of Chacabuco (February 12, 1817). General San Martín named Guido as Lieutenant Colonel, but he continued doing the job of Chief Secretary of the Army and Navy. During the ceremony to mark the official declaration of Chilean independence on February 12, 1818, Guido played the role of flagbearer. Guido then worked as a diplomat for San Martín during the effort to liberate Peru, he negotiated with the Spanish Viceroy at Miraflores before San Martín declared Peruvian Independence on July 28, 1821. Guido was at the Guayaquil Conference where the two great Liberators of South America (San Martín and

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) met for the only time. After San Martín left Peru, Guido stayed on, earning the titles of Supreme Military Advisor in 1823 and later Brigadier General.

Return to Argentina

In 1826 Guido returned to Buenos Aires where he was appointed as Inspector of Arms in 1827 by

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. He later served as Minister of War and Foreign Relations on three occasions with

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, Viamonte and Rosas. Between 1840 and 1851 Guido was Argentina's representative to the government of

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Death

Guido died on December 14, 1866 in

, leaving his wife and four children.

External links

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