Francisco Bernabé Madero
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Francisco Bernabé Madero (October 14, 1816 – 1896) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. He served as Vice President of Argentina, and founded the town of Maipú
.
whose family was originally from Alicante
. He became an active Unitarian Party
supporter, and joined Francisco Ramos Mexía as a leader of a failed 1839 rebellion against the Unitarians' nemesis, Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas
.
He married a daughter of Ramos Mexía's, Marta, in 1848, and had six children with her. They relocated to Spain
after the wedding, but returned to Argentina
following Rosas' defeat at the 1852 Battle of Caseros
, and dedicated himself to animal husbandry
at his wife's Pampas ranch, in rural Monsalvo
. He was named Justice of the Peace
of Monsalvo in 1857, and was elected to Congress
in 1862. Madero retired to his ranch in 1866, though he was elected to the Argentine Senate
in 1872. His tenure as Senator was marked by his work in the Economic Policy Committee and his having the newly-established hamlet of Maipú
recognized as a town.
Little known outside his local area, Madero was named the running mate for the governing National Autonomist Party
candidate, Julio Roca. Elected in 1880, Madero built on the relationship he had established with the Western Railway (whose reaching Maipú that year had been the result of his efforts) to encourage their expansion throughout Buenos Aires Province
.
Madero retired from public life in 1886, and retired to land owned by his wife in La Matanza County
, just west of Buenos Aires. He died in 1896, and the property was later incorporated into the town of Villa Madero in 1901. A nephew of his, Eduardo Madero
, obatined British financing to develop what today is known as Puerto Madero
, former docklands that in the 1990s became Buenos Aires' newest neighborhood.
Maipú, Buenos Aires
Maipú is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Maipú Partido. It has a population of 8,865. Being located in the Pampa depressed the land is low and swampy. The predominant activity in its catchment area is the breeding of cattle...
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Life and times
Madero was born in Buenos Aires to María del Carmen Viana and Juan Bernabé Madero, the latter a Spanish noblemanHidalgo (Spanish nobility)
A hidalgo or fidalgo is a member of the Spanish and Portuguese nobility. In popular usage it has come to mean the non-titled nobility. Hidalgos were exempt from paying taxes, but did not necessarily own real property...
whose family was originally from Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
. He became an active Unitarian Party
Unitarian Party
Unitarianists or Unitarians were the proponents of the concept of a Unitary state in Buenos Aires during the civil wars which shortly followed the Declaration of Independence of Argentina in 1816. They were opposed to the Argentine Federalists, who wanted a federation of independent provinces...
supporter, and joined Francisco Ramos Mexía as a leader of a failed 1839 rebellion against the Unitarians' nemesis, Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...
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He married a daughter of Ramos Mexía's, Marta, in 1848, and had six children with her. They relocated to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
after the wedding, but returned to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
following Rosas' defeat at the 1852 Battle of Caseros
Battle of Caseros
The Battle of Caseros was fought near the town of Caseros, more precisely between the present-day train stations of Caseros and Palomar in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on 3 February 1852, between the Army of Buenos Aires commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas...
, and dedicated himself to animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
at his wife's Pampas ranch, in rural Monsalvo
Dolores Partido
Dolores Partido is a partido situated in the eastern part of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It borders the partidos of Castelli, Tordillo, Maipú, General Guido and Pila....
. He was named Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
of Monsalvo in 1857, and was elected to Congress
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
in 1862. Madero retired to his ranch in 1866, though he was elected to the Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
in 1872. His tenure as Senator was marked by his work in the Economic Policy Committee and his having the newly-established hamlet of Maipú
Maipú, Buenos Aires
Maipú is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Maipú Partido. It has a population of 8,865. Being located in the Pampa depressed the land is low and swampy. The predominant activity in its catchment area is the breeding of cattle...
recognized as a town.
Little known outside his local area, Madero was named the running mate for the governing National Autonomist Party
National Autonomist Party
The National Autonomist Party was an Argentine political party during the 1874-1916 period. Created on March 15, 1874 by the union of the Autonomist Party of Adolfo Alsina and the National Party of Nicolás Avellaneda...
candidate, Julio Roca. Elected in 1880, Madero built on the relationship he had established with the Western Railway (whose reaching Maipú that year had been the result of his efforts) to encourage their expansion throughout Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
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Madero retired from public life in 1886, and retired to land owned by his wife in La Matanza County
La Matanza Partido
La Matanza is a partido located in the Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province in Argentina....
, just west of Buenos Aires. He died in 1896, and the property was later incorporated into the town of Villa Madero in 1901. A nephew of his, Eduardo Madero
Eduardo Madero
Eduardo Madero was an Argentine merchant, banker and developer.-Life and times:Eduardo Madero was born in Buenos Aires, in 1823, to a family of farmers. A nephew of publisher Florencio Varela, his uncle's enmity with the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Juan Manuel de Rosas, led Madero to...
, obatined British financing to develop what today is known as Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning community as the Puerto Madero Waterfront, is a barrio of the Argentine capital at Buenos Aires CBD, occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank and representing the latest architectural trends in the city of Buenos...
, former docklands that in the 1990s became Buenos Aires' newest neighborhood.