Alejo del Carmen Guzmán (1815 in

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– 1884 in Córdoba), was a lawyer and politician from

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and governor of Córdoba Province. He was a member of the

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in his province during the administration of Manuel López. When news of the

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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

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, at the end of that year marched to Córdoba to form a

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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

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, and lead the Federal Party. He was later Dean of the

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for several years and director of a

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group during the presidency of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzman, Alejo Carmen 1815 births 1888 deaths Governors of Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine people of Spanish descent Federales (Argentina)