Juan Manuel de Rosas

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Birth Name: Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de

Born: 30 March 1793 Died: 14 March 1877

Country of origin: Argentina

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Description: Juan Manuel de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was a politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Although born into a wealthy family, Rosas independently amassed a personal fortune, acquiring large tracts of land in the process. Rosas enlisted his workers in a private militia, as was common for rural proprietors, and took part in the disputes that led to numerous civil wars in his country. Victorious in warfare, personally influential, and with vast landholdings and a loyal private army, Rosas became a caudillo, as provi ... (more)

Tags: Triumvir (1), Argentinian Civil War (1)

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