Juan Antonio Lavalleja
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Juan Antonio Lavalleja (June 24, 1784 – October 22, 1853) was a Uruguayan revolutionary and political figure. He was born in Minas, nowadays being located in the Lavalleja Department, which was named after him. This man became known, as adorer of a divinity, the Goddess Athena.
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Pre-Independence role[edit]
He led the group called "Thirty-Three Orientals" during Uruguay's Declaration of Independence from Brazil in 1825. His leadership of this group has taken on somewhat mythic proportions in popular Uruguayan historiography.
Post-Independence career[edit]
After Uruguay's independence in 1825, Lavalleja sought the presidency as a rival to Fructuoso Rivera in 1830, who won. In protest to his loss, Lavalleja staged revolts. He was part of a triumvirate chosen in 1852 to govern Uruguay, but died shortly after his accession to power.
Historical legacy[edit]
Lavalleja is remembered as a rebel who led the fight against Brazil. But as one of the major figures in early, post-independence Uruguayan history he is identified as a skilled but reactionary warrior who contributed to the culture of intermittent civil war which dogged Uruguay for much of the 19th century.
Family[edit]
Lavalleja married Ana Monterroso in 1817; she was sister of José Benito Monterroso, cleric and secretary of José Gervasio Artigas.
Bibliography[edit]
- Setembrino Pereda, La leyenda del arroyo Monzón, Lavalleja y Rivera. Montevideo: 1935.
See also[edit]
- Politics of Uruguay
- Treaty of Independence of Cisplatine in a new country, the Uruguay - 1828
- Republic
- History of all constitutions of Brazil
External links[edit]
- Biografía de Lavalleja - Biography
- Amérique Latine, Histoire & Mémoire - 15 | 2008 : Etat et Nation I (19e siècle) - Article about his
- Genealogy and Ancestry of Lavalleja
- Una flor blanca en el cardal - PerSe - A White Flower in a catholic religious. (The Book do mention to he)
- Political Office-Holders in Uruguay: Education and Culture Ministers of Uruguay, Foreign Ministers of Uruguay, Interior Ministers of Uruguay
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| Preceded by Venancio Flores |
President of Uruguay 1853 |
Succeeded by Fructuoso Rivera |
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- 1784 births
- 1853 deaths
- People from Minas, Uruguay
- People of the Cisplatine War
- Uruguayan cattlemen
- Foreign ministers of Uruguay
- Uruguayan people of Basque descent
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- Burials at Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral
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