Juan Gregorio Lemos (1764-1822) was an Argentine military man and politician who served in the Army of the Andes under the command of General San Martín.[1] He had outstanding participation in the politics of the province of Mendoza, exerting diverse public positions.[2]
Juan Gregorio Lemos | |
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 Portrait of Juan Gregorio Lemos | |
| Birth name | Juan Gregorio Lemos Corvalán |
| Born | May 24, 1764 Mendoza, Captaincy General of Chile |
| Died | October 1822 Lima, Peru |
| Allegiance |  United Provinces of the River Plate |
| Service | Argentine Army |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Army of the Andes |
| Battles / wars | |
| Spouse(s) | Josefa Tiburcia Castañer Salas |
Biography
editLemos was born on May 24, 1764, in Mendoza, Argentina and was baptized on July 16 of the same year in the parish San Nicolás de Tolentino.[3] His parents were Onofre Lemos y Ladrón de Guevara and María Antonia Corvalán de Castilla y Escalante Videla, belonging to a distinguished Creole family.[4] He did his elementary studies in the Colegio Nacional de Monserrat.[5]
In 1803, Lemos served as Alférez in the Regimiento Voluntarios de Caballería de Mendoza, being promoted to lieutenant of the same regiment in 1809.[6] In 1810, he requested the discharge of the army to occupy the position of Regidor of the city Council of Mendoza and then designated as Customs Administrator of that province until 1815.[7]
In 1816, Lemos was designated as Comisario de Guerra (Commissar of War) and Intendant General of the Army of the Andes.[8] He took part in the battles of Chacabuco, Cancha Rayada, and Maipú.[9] In 1820, Lemos accompanied General San Martín in his expedition to Peru, participating in the Declaration of Independence of that country on July 28, 1821.[10]
Juan Gregorio Lemos was married in Buenos Aires to Josefa Tiburcia Castañer Salas,[11] daughter of Martín Castañer Calumer, born in Canet de Mar, and María Isabel Salas Díaz, born in the city.
References
edit- ^ Documentos para la historia del Libertador general San Martín, Ministerio de Educación de la Nación, 2001, ISBN 9789879549230
- ^ Revista de estudios históricos, Volumes 35-36, Argentina, 1990
- ^ Bautismos 1755-1774, San Nicolás de Tolentino
- ^ Diccionario biográfico colonial argentino, Institución Mitre, 1945
- ^ Buenos Aires--historia de las calles y sus nombres, Volume 2, Elche, 1988, 1988, ISBN 9789509921207
- ^ Revista, Volume 15, Junta de Estudios Históricos de Mendoza (Argentina), 1940
- ^ San Martín en la teória y la historia de las instituciones politicas, El Autor, 1989, 1989, ISBN 9789504327172
- ^ Reseña histórica del Cuerpo de Intendencia del Ejército argentino (1810-1960), Oreste Carlos Ales, 1983, ISBN 9789505625932
- ^ Boletín de la Comisión nacional de museos y monumentos históricos, Volume 6, Comisión nacional de museos y monumentos históricos, 1944
- ^ La independencia en el Perú, Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, 1971
- ^ Anales de la Academia Sanmartiniana, Volume 16, Academia Sanmartiniana, 1998