Félix de la Peña (died August 23, 1873) was an
Argentine politician, and governor of
Córdoba Province,
Argentina
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.
After accepting the resignation of
Mariano Fragueiro, the Córdoba lower house of representatives named Félix de la Peña as interim governor on July 24, 1860, and soon thereafter confirmed him to the post. He continued the work of his predecessor, dividing big
departments into smaller units to simplify their governance and administration. He created the
San Justo Department, and
Unión Department
Unión Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 100,247 inhabitants in an area of 11,182 km², and its capital city is Bell Ville, which is located around 513 ...
. His legislation started the first
steam-powered
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mill
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in the province, increasing the production of
flour which, along with
leather
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products and mining, became the main exports for the Cordoba economy.
After the assassination of
San Juan Province governor,
Antonino Aberastian, by the governor of
San Luis Province
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History
The cit ...
, Colonel
Juan Saá
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, Félix de la Peña deplored this incident and made him responsible for this tragedy. The situation became tense when Saá marched the provincial troops towards Córdoba, forcing de la Peña to organize the provincial militia.
On May 18, 1861, Congress authorized president
Santiago Derqui
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to raise armies in the provinces of Córdoba,
San Luis,
Santa Fe, and
Santiago del Estero. He simultaneously decided on federal intervention on Córdoba Province.
President Derqui moved his army to the fields at
La Tablada, Córdoba, replaced Félix de la Peña, and established himself in the provincial capital, where he personally assumed control of the provincial government,
References
1873 deaths
Governors of Córdoba Province, Argentina
Year of birth unknown
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