Vicente Anastasio Echevarría (1768–1857) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as
Minister
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
of the
Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires
The Real Audiencia de Buenos Aires, were two ''Audiencia Real, audiencias'', or highest courts, of the Spanish crown, which lived in Buenos Aires. The authority of the first extended to the territory of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata and ...
. He had an active participation in the events that occurred during the
Invasiones Inglesas and the
Revolución de Mayo
The May Revolution ( es, Revolución de Mayo) was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. This Spanish colony included roughly the terri ...
. He held various honorary positions, including as secretario of the
Asamblea del Año XIII
The Assembly of Year XIII ( es, Asamblea del Año XIII) was a meeting called by the Second Triumvirate
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.
Biography
He was born in
Rosario, Santa Fe
Rosario () is the largest city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe. The city is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the west bank of the Paraná River. Rosario is the third-most populous city in the country, and is also the most p ...
, the son of Fermín de Echevarría, born in
Álava, and Tomasa de Acevedo, a distinguished Creole lady from
San Nicolás de los Arroyos. He was married to his relative María Antonia de Echevarría, daughter of José de Echevarría and María Francisca Ramos. He studied at the
College of San Carlos, and earned his law degree from
University of Charcas. He took an active part in the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions of 1806 and 1807, and served as
secretary of
Santiago de Liniers during his administration as viceroy.
He was also involved in the movements of the May Revolution of 1810, taking part in that event as one of the lobbyists who voted for the removal
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros y de la Torre (6 January 1756 – 9 June 1829) was a Spanish naval officer born in Cartagena. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Battle of Trafalgar, and in the Spanish resistance against Napole ...
, as viceroy of the Río de la Plata. In 1811 he was sent in diplomatic mission to
Asuncion with his personal friend
Manuel Belgrano, to negotiate relations between the United Provinces of the River Plate and
Paraguayan government. In 1812 Echevarría was appointed as
Comisario de guerra of the
First Triumvirate. And in 1814 served as State councilor.
Towards the end of his life he dedicated himself to commercial activities, also serving as a lawyer for distinguished gentlemen of the time, like
Juan Manuel Canaveris
Juan Manuel Canaveris (1804-1868) was an Argentine jurist and politician, who served in Buenos Aires and Montevideo as lawyer, attorney, teacher and military man. He participated of the escort of Honor guard, honor in the funerals of Manuel Dorreg ...
, whose daughter was related to one of his descendants.
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Matrimonios 1760-1808
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1768 births
1857 deaths
People from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Lawyers from Buenos Aires
Argentine people of Basque descent
Argentine diplomats
Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery
Río de la Plata
Patrician families of Buenos Aires
19th-century Argentine lawyers