Manuel Guillermo Pinto (1783 – June 28, 1853) was an

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and

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. Pinto was born in

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, and studied at the Royal College of San Carlos. He completed further studies in

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, but returned to fight during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, in 1807. He was among the signatories to the Cabildo abierto that voted in favor of Independence on May 22, 1810, and fought during the

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in various auxiliary posts, reaching the rank of

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in 1815. Pinto served as leader of the Council of Representatives during the progressive tenure of

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Governor

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, from 1821 to 1824, and represented Misiones Province from 1824 to 1827. He was again elected President of the Buenos Aires Legislature in 1833, but stepped down upon the granting of absolute power to Governor

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, in 1835. He returned to public life following the defeat of Rosas in the

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in 1852, and following the September 11, 1852, uprising by the province in a bid for greater autonomy, he twice served as provisional governor: from September 11 to October 31, 1852, and December 7, 1852, until his death.

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*''Historical Dictionary of Argentina''. London: Scarecrow Press, 1978. 1783 births 1853 deaths Military personnel from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Spanish descent Governors of Buenos Aires Province Argentine generals Unitarianists (Argentina) {{Argentina-politician-stub

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