Vicente Anastasio Echevarría
Vicente Anastasio Echevarría | |
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| Secretary of the Assembly of the Year XIII | |
| In office 1813–1813 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1768 Rosario, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Died | August 20, 1857 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Spouse | María Antonia de Echevarría y Ramos |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain - until 1810 United Provinces of the River Plate |
| Years of service | 1806-1810 |
| Unit | Húsares of Pueyrredón |
| Battles/wars | British invasions of the Río de la Plata May Revolution |
Vicente Anastasio Echevarría (1768-1857) was an Argentine patriot, who served as Minister of The Royal Audiencia of Buenos Aires,[1] and member of the Assembly of the Year XIII.[2]
Biography
Vicente Anastasio Echevarría was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, the son of Fermín de Echevarría, born in Álava, and Tomasa de Acevedo, native of San Nicolás de los Arroyos.[3] He studied at the College of San Carlos, and earned his law degree from University of Charcas.[4] He participated in the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions of 1806 and 1807, and served as secretary of Santiago de Liniers during his administration as viceroy.[5]
In 1810 Echevarría participates in the May Revolution, as one of the neighbors that attended the town hall, voting for the dismissal of Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, as viceroy of the Río de la Plata.[6] In 1811 he was sent in diplomatic mission to Asuncion with his personal friend Manuel Belgrano, to negotiate relations with the Paraguayan revolutionary government.[7] In 1812 Echevarría was appointed as Comisario de guerra of the First Triumvirate. And in 1814 served as State councilor.[8]
References
- ^ Ideario de mayo, Mariano Moreno
- ^ Asamblea del año XIII. Historia del primer congreso argentino, Pablo Camogli
- ^ Genealogía, Issues 14-15, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas., 1965
- ^ Colegio Real de San Carlos: su orígen e influencia en el desarrollo de la revolución de mayo, Armando de Sousa Argüello
- ^ Historia de la independencia económica: aporte a la formación de una conciencia industrial argentina, Eduardo Astesano
- ^ Actas Capitulares Desde El 21 Hasta El 25 De Mayo De 1810 en Buenos Aires, Argentinaion-place=
- ^ Catálogo Sección Historia, Archivo Nacional de Asunción: síntesis revisada y, Andrea Tutté
- ^ Historia de la nación Argentina: (desde los orígenes hasta la organización definitiva en 1862), Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina), Ricardo Levene