Alejo del Carmen Guzmán (1815 in
Córdoba – 1884 in Córdoba), was a lawyer and politician from
Argentina and governor of
Córdoba Province.
He was a member of the
Federal Party in his province during the administration of Manuel López. When news of the
Battle of Caseros arrived, the governor named him General Minister.
When the revolution of April 1852 started, he was named governor by the leaders of the rebellion, but he did not rely on them as much as he relied on the more numerous Federals. When General
José María Paz, at the end of that year marched to Córdoba to form a
Unitarian Party in the interior of the country, he sent advance parties and announced he would arrest the previous governor (Lopez).
Guzman supported the policies of president
Urquiza.
He left office in June 1855 to
Roque Ferreyra, but continued being head of the Federal Party in the province. He was a Representative to Congress and later Senator. He became a Representative to Congress again after the
Battle of Pavón, and lead the Federal Party. He was later Dean of the
National University of Córdoba
The National University of Córdoba ( es, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba,) is an institution of higher education in the city of Córdoba, Argentina.
Founded in 1613, the university is the oldest in Argentina, the third oldest university of t ...
for several years and director of a
Catholic group during the presidency of
Julio Argentino Roca.
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1815 births
1888 deaths
Governors of Córdoba Province, Argentina
Argentine people of Spanish descent
Federales (Argentina)