Juan Bautista Vitón (1780 – 1868) was a Spanish politician, merchant and soldier who served in Buenos Aires as lieutenant in the Cuerpo de Voluntarios Artilleros de la Unión, a military unit created during the English Invasions of the Río de la Plata.[1]
Juan Bautista Vitón | |
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 portrait of Juan Bautista Vitón by Prilidiano Pueyrredón | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Bautista Vitón y Santibáñez 1780 Cádiz, Spain |
| Died | 1868 Tigre, Argentina |
| Occupation | politician merchant military man |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Branch/service | Milicias de Buenos Aires |
| Years of service | 1806-1807 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Cuerpo de Voluntarios Artilleros de la Unión |
| Battles/wars | British invasions of the River Plate |
He was born in Cádiz, Spain, the son of Ramón Vitón and María Isabel Santibañez, belonging to a distinguished family.[2] He had arrived around the year 1800 in Buenos Aires, Argentina,[3] where he married Margarita López de Barrios y Chiclana, daughter of Nicolás López de Barrios and María Victoria Chiclana, the sister of lawyer Feliciano Antonio de Chiclana, a key player during the May Revolution.[4]
He participated in the British invasions of the River Plate, serving as lieutenant of artillery in the Cuerpo de Voluntarios Artilleros de la Unión, take part in the main skirmishes against English troops.[5] Due to his opposition to the cause of May Revolution, he was confined to La Rioja Province.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ El río de la sangre: un álbum de familia: los Azcuénaga, los Huergo, los Perdriel, los Vitón, Alfredo Vitón, 1959
- ^ Estancias de Azul y pobladores franceses en la zona rural de Azul, Yuyú Guzmán, 1978
- ^ Primera exposición de genealogía y arte heráldica, José Pérez-Valiente de Moctezuma, 1941
- ^ La Revolución de Mayo a través de los impresos de la época: Primera serie, 1809-1815. Recopilación facsimilar, Volumen 2, Argentina. Comisión Nacional del Sesquicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo, 1965
- ^ Episodios de la resistencia española a la Revolución de Mayo, Pedro Grenón, 1969