- This article is about the Argentine military man, for his Chilean grandson see Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez. This article is about the Chilean military man for his Argentine grandfather see Cornelio Saavedra.
- For the Bolivian province, see Cornelio Saavedra, Potosí. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Location Cornelio Saavedra province is one of sixteen provinces in the Potosí Department
Cornelio Judas Tadeo Saavedra (born September 15, 1761 in Otuyo-died March 29, 1829 in Buenos Aires) was a military man, born to a noble family in Potosí (in present day Bolivia), part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Otuyo is a locality in municipio Betanzos, Cornelio Saavedra Province. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was the last and most shortlived Viceroyalty created by Spain in 1776 He was involved in the Buenos Aires May Revolution. The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of
Son of Don Santiago de Saavedra, Cornelio was born in La Fombera, a ranch in the small village of Otuyo near the city of Potosí. Otuyo is a locality in municipio Betanzos, Cornelio Saavedra Province. Because of his father's military career, the family moved to Buenos Aires when he was a child. There, as a young man, he attended to the Colegio Real de San Carlos where he studied philosophy between 1773 and 1776; but had to drop school and take care of the family's ranch in Buenos Aires Province. Buenos Aires Province (ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina.
In 1797, Saavedra started his career in public service and politics assuming different positions in the city government. In 1799 he becomes Regidor of the Buenos Aires Cabildo (City Hall) and later, in 1801, Mayor of the same governamental body. The Buenos Aires Cabildo ( Cabildo de Buenos Aires) is the public building in Buenos Aires that was used as the government house during the colonial times In 1805, he was named Administrador de Granos, an organism that ruled the city's provision and trade of wheat and other cereals.
It was during the British invasions (1806-1807) that Saavedra discovered his military conditions. The British invasions of the Río de la Plata (Invasiones Inglesas del Río de la Plata were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish He joined the Patricios regiment in 1806 and fought for the Buenos Aires reconquest. After the victory and because of his outstanding performance, viceroy Santiago de Liniers elected him chief commander of the Patricios. Jacques de Liniers (b 25 July, 1753 Niort, France - d 28 August, 1810, Cabeza de Tigre Argentina) was a Under his command, the Hispanic - native forces repelled the invaders out of Buenos Aires in the second invasion in 1807.
In 1810, Saavedra participated in the May Revolution which started the Argentine War of Independence from Spain. The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine forces under Manuel Belgrano and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Conservative and pro Hispanic, Cornelio was asked to retire his support to the current viceroy, Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros. Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros de la Torre (1758&ndash1829 was a Spanish naval officer born in Cartagena. He finally did it in May 20 and started the political turmoil that forced the viceroy to agree with the organization of an Open Cabildo (Cabildo Abierto) where the citizens of Buenos Aires claimed the dismissal of the Spanish ruler. In May 25, a First Junta was elected with Saavedra himself as president and Cisneros was imprisoned. The Primera Junta or First Assembly is the name given by history to the first government that appeared in Argentina after the May Revolution.
Saavedra's conservatism soon clashed with the liberal ideas of Mariano Moreno, the Junta's Secretary and two factions appeared in the new government: saavedristas and morenistas . Mariano Moreno ( 23 September 1778, Buenos Aires &ndash 4 March 1811) was an Argentine lawyer journalist and politician The First Junta was expanded in December of 1810 to include deputies from the other provinces (Junta Grande), still with Saavedra as president. The Junta Grande was the executive government in Argentina, created with the addition of representatives from the provinces of Río de la Plata into the After the disaster of the first Upper Perú campaign in the battle of Huaqui, he went to the city of Salta and attempted to reorganize the army. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. For the village in Bangladesh see Salta Bangladesh. Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta While he was in the north, the morenista faction took over and replaced him with a new government: the First Triumvirate in August 26, 1811. The First Triumvirate (Primer Triunvirato was the executive organ of government that replaced the Junta Grande, and governed Argentina from 1811 and The next year, a counter-revolution established a Second Triumvirate and the morenistas were expelled. The Second Triumvirate ( Spanish Segundo Triunvirato) was the governing body of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present day Argentina
Nevertheless, in January 1814 when Gervasio Antonio de Posadas assumed as Supreme Director , Saavedra was prosecuted for conspiracy and had to exile himself in Chile with his son. Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila ( Buenos Aires, June 18, 1757 &ndash July 2, 1833) was a member of Argentina List of Heads of State ( Presidents Directors and Dictators etc Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the He returned in October the same year and asked the protection of general José de San Martín who settled him in the city of San Juan. José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region located in the Tulúm Valley, west of In 1818, the National Congress dropped all charges and restored his general rank and honors.
In October of 1818 Supreme Director Juan Martín de Puyerredón awarded Saavedra the rank of Brigadier General and in December, was named Chief Commander of the Army; a position he held until the beginning of 1821. Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan ( December 18, 1776 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early During the war with Brazil in 1825, he offered his services but was kindly rejected because of his advanced age.
References
- ArteHistoria.com (Spanish)
- Biography (Spanish)
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