Juan José Quesada (1790 in

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– April 1832 in

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) was a colonel of Argentina. He joined the regiment of dragoons, took part in the siege of

, and operated in the Upper Peru under the command of

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and

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. He fought with San Martín in the campaigns in Chile and Peru, and fought in the war against Brazil. He died in Montevideo on April 13, 1832.

Legacy

A street in central Montevideo, Coronel Juan José Quesada, has been named after Quesada.

References

1790 births 1832 deaths People of the Argentine War of Independence People of the Cisplatine War Argentine colonels {{Argentina-mil-bio-stub