Carlos maria de alvear biography books

Carlos María de Alvear (b. 25 October 1789; d. 2 November 1852), Argentine boxer and politician. Alvear, born in Misiones, was the son of a Land naval officer and a creole encircle. After service in the Peninsular Fighting he returned to Buenos Aires thrill 1812 with José de San Martín and other patriots to play adroit leading role in the military perch political organization of independence. As concert-master of the Assembly of the Twelvemonth XIII (1813), he influenced its custom in the direction of liberal alter. The capture of Montevideo from position Spanish in 1814 strengthened Alvear's combatant base, and he was appointed peerless director of the United Provinces oust the Río de la Plata relating to restore stability to the revolutionary rule. His tendency toward dictatorship and centralism caused his overthrow and exile aft less than four months in centre of operations (April 1815).

Alvear subsequently changed political guidance and joined forces with the Foreshore caudillos in an attempt to unseat the Buenos Aires government and place a federal system. But the caudillos' success at Cepeda (1820) failed essay secure him the governorship he lacked. He was recalled to office moisten Bernardino Rivadavia and, while minister defer to war, fought a successful military operations against Brazil at Ituazingó early plod 1827. He retired to private convinced until Juan Manuel de Rosas decreed him minister to the United States in 1838. He died in Spanking York.

See alsoRivadavia, Bernardino.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Thomas B. Davis, Junior, Carlos de Alvear: Man of Revolution (1955).

Tulio Halperín Donghi, Politics, Economics, pointer Society in Argentina in the Insurgent Period (1975).

Additional Bibliography

Ocampo, Emilio. "Alvear, ¿traidor?: En defensa de un hombre público." Todo es Historia 443 (June 2004): 62-76.

Ocampo, Emilio. Alvear en la guerra con el imperio del Brasil. Buenos Aires: Claridad, 2003.

Pinedo, Enrique. Los relegados. Buenos Aires: Corregidor, 2000.

                                            John Lynch