Carlos José Belgrano

Carlos José Belgrano (1761-1814) was an officer of the Argentine army.[1] He had an outstanding participation in the defense and reconquest of Buenos Aires during the English invasions.[2]

Carlos José Belgrano
portrait of Carlos José Belgrano
Birth nameCarlos Joseph Belgrano Gonzalez
BornNovember 5, 1761
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru
DiedAugust 21, 1814
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buried
Santo Domingo convent
Allegiance Spain — until 1810
United Provinces of the River Plate
Service/branchSpanish Army
Argentine Army
Years of servicec. 1778-1814
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitDragones de Buenos Aires
Asamblea de Caballería de Buenos Aires
Signature

Biography
Belgrano, Coat of Arms

Belgrano was born in 1761 in Buenos Aires, the second child of the marriage of Domingo Belgrano, born in Oneglia (Italy) and María Josefa González Casero, belonging to a distinguished family of Creole origin.[3] He began his military career at an early age, serving as Alférez of the Dragons Regiment of Buenos Aires in 1783.[4]

In 1793, Belgrano was promoted to Lieutenant and in 1795 he was appointed an Edecán of the Viceroy Pedro Melo de Portugal. He also served as military Commander of the port of Tigre,[5] and commander of San Fernando and Las Conchas (Buenos Aires).[6]

Belgrano had a long career in the Milicias de Frontera, serving as Ayudante mayor in the Asamblea de Caballería and in the Regimiento de Voluntarios de Caballería de la Frontera of Buenos Aires.[7]

He fought with great heroism during the British invasions of the River Plate, being distinguished by the Junta Suprema de España e Indias, with the degree of Captain on January 12, 1809.[8]

In 1806, Carlos José Belgrano was married to María Josefa Sánchez González,[9] daughter of Manuel Sánchez Vásquez, born in La Coruña and Micaela González Casero, born in the city.[10]

References
  1. Serie B--Historia naval argentina, Issue 15, Departamento de Estudios Historicos Navales, 1975
  2. En el virreinato del Río de la Plata, Don Rafael de Sobre-Monte ..., Talleres s.a. Casa Jacobo Peuser, 1929
  3. Diccionario biográfico colonial argentino, Institución Mitre, 1945
  4. Tomas de razón de despachos militares, cédulas de premio, retiros, empleos civiles y eclesiásticos, donativos, etc., 1740 a 1821, Archivo General de la Nación (Argentina), 1925
  5. El general Manuel Belgrano, Aníbal Atilio Röttjer, 1970
  6. Belgrano y el mar, Laurio Hedelvio Destéfani, 1979
  7. Documentos para la historia del general don Manuel Belgrano, Volume 1, El Instituto, 1982, ISBN 9789509497030
  8. Invasiones inglesas al Río de la Plata 1806-1807, Marcos de Estrada, 2009, ISBN 9789871206438
  9. Matrimonios 1760-1808, Nuestra Señora de La Merced
  10. Manuel Belgrano: los ideales de la patria, Manrique Zago, Instituto Nacional Belgraniano, 1995, ISBN 9789509517639
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