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Rosas, Juan Manuel de 1793-1877
Argentine dictator
He was born in Buenos Aires, became Commander-in-Chief of the army (1826), and was appointed Governor of Buenos Aires province (1829-32, 1835-52). With a private army he overthrew the regime of Bernardino Rivadavia in 1827. His rule was one of terror and bloodshed. In 1849 he secured for Buenos Aires the entire navigation of the rivers Plate, Uruguay and Paraná. This action incurred the hostility of the other river provinces, and Urquiza, Governor of Entre Rios, supported by Brazil, overthrew Rosas at Monte Caseros, near Buenos Aires (1852). He escaped to England, where he lived until his death.
Bibliography: John Lynch, Argentine Dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas 1829-1852 (1981)
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