Juan Esteban Pedernera
Juan E. Pedernera | |
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| President of Argentina | |
| In office November 5, 1861 – December 12, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Santiago Derqui |
| Succeeded by | Bartolomé Mitre |
| Vice President of Argentina | |
| In office March 5, 1860 – November 5, 1861 | |
| President | Santiago Derqui |
| Preceded by | Salvador María del Carril |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Paz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1796 San José del Morro,San Luis Province |
| Died | February 1, 1886(aged 89) Buenos Aires |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Spouse | Rosa Juana Heredia |
| Relations | Juan Esteban (father) Dominga Pedernera (mother) |
| Profession | Military |
Juan Esteban Pedernera(December 25, 1796 – February 1, 1886) was interimPresident of Argentinaduring a brief period in 1861.[1][2]
Born in 1796 inSan Luis Province,he studied in aFranciscanmonasterywhen young, and left his studies to join theRegiment of Mounted Grenadiersbeing summoned byJosé de San Martínto fight in theWar of IndependenceagainstSpanish rule.In 1815, he fought in the Battles ofChacabucoandBattle of Maipú,inChile;and then in the campaign to liberatePeru.He was imprisoned by the Spanish during the former campaign inChiloé Island,but managed to escape and rejoin his army.
Lieutenant-general Juan Esteban Pedernera married the former Rosa Juana Heredia inCallaoon September 23, 1823; she was born in Perú, in 1805, and died in Buenos Aires, on August 26, 1886.
In 1826 engaged again inmilitaryactivity, this time in theCisplatine War.In theArgentine Civil War,he joined theUnitarianside, under the command of GeneralJosé María Paz,and fought inLa Tabladaagainstfederalistforces. After a long time in exile, he returned to the country after thefall of the Rosas' regime,and acted asSenatorforSan Luis Province.In 1856, he was designated commander of the frontier armed forces, and in 1859 he was electedGovernor of San Luis,and fought at theBattle of Cepedathat same year.
He then was electedVice-PresidenttoPresidentof theArgentine ConfederationSantiago Derqui,and served from 1860 until 1861, when Derqui resigned after theBattle of Pavón.Pedernera then acted as President until the political situation forced the dissolution of the office. In 1882 he was designated Lieutenant General of the Armies of the Republic.
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References[edit]
- ^"Juan Esteban Pedernera | Real Academia de la Historia".dbe.rah.es.
- ^Veláquez, Luis (1958).Vida de un héroe. Biografía del Brigadier General Juan Esteban Pedernera.Buenos Aires: Ediciones Peuser. Colección Grandes Biografías. p. 524.
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