Jorge Sarsfield

Jorge Sarsfield (c. 1718-1782) was an Irish landowner, who migrated to the city of Cordoba, Argentina towards the middle of the 18th century.[1] He was the grandfather of Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield, author of the Argentine civil code.[2]

George Sarsfield
Personal details
Bornc. 1718
Ireland
Died1782
Córdoba, Argentina
NationalityIrish
Spouse(s)María Josefa Palacios
Marta Mercedes de Albarracín
OccupationLandowner
ProfessionJurist

Life

George Sarsfield was born in Ireland, the son of a prestigious Jacobite family, linked to the Irish brigades who served in France.[3] He had arrived in Cordoba in mid-1750. He had a small ranch dedicated to agriculture.[4] He was married twice, first María Josefa Palacios (born in Córdoba),[5] and after with Marta Mercedes de Albarracín.[6]

Jorge Sarsfield was the maternal grandfather of Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield, a prestigious lawyer and politician of Argentina. The Sarfield family were descendants of Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan.[7]

References
  1. Historia de Vélez Sársfield, Volume 1, Abel Cháneton, 1938
  2. Revista del Instituto de Historia del Derecho Ricardo Levene, Imprenta de la Universidad, 1964
  3. Abraham Lincoln, Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, 2001, ISBN 9789879495285
  4. Boletín del Museo Social Argentino, Volume 52, Issue 362 - Volume 53, Issue 369, Museo Social Argentino (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1975
  5. Vélez Sársfield: vida y obra codificadora, Academia Nacional de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de Córdoba, 2000
  6. Historia de Río Cuarto, Volume 1, Víctor Barrionuevo Imposti, 1986
  7. Revista del Instituto de Historia del Derecho Ricardo Levene, Issue 15, Imprenta de la Universidad, 1964, 1964
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