José Antonio Cabrera
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José Antonio Cabrera y Cabrera (November 28, 1768 – April 14, 1820) was an Argentine
statesman and lawyer. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán
which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina
.
Cabrera was born in Córdoba
to an important local family.
He was educated at the Monserrat School and graduated in law at the University of San Carlos, both in Córdoba.
Cabrera y Cabrera was active in the revolutionary cause and became the city's head of government (alcalde
) in 1811 on the first vote.
He was elected to represent Córdoba in the Tucumán Congress and served for the declaration in 1816. Along with his Córdoba colleagues, he was one of the few federalists in the Congress, speaking for a system of strong autonomous provinces http://www.lavozdelinterior.com.ar/2006/0703/suplementos/temas/nota424630_1.asp. He was a supporter of the federalist José Gervasio Artigas
and, along with Eduardo Pérez Bulnes
, declined to follow the Congress to Buenos Aires
, continuing to support Artigas' cause from Córdoba.
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...
statesman and lawyer. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán
Congress of Tucumán
The Congress of Tucumán was the representative assembly, initially meeting in Tucumán, that declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America on July 9, 1816, from the Spanish Empire....
which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina
Argentine Declaration of Independence
What today is commonly referred as the Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9, 1816 by the Congress of Tucumán. In reality, the congressmen that were assembled in Tucumán declared the independence of the United Provinces of South America, which is still today one of the legal names of the...
.
Cabrera was born in Córdoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
to an important local family.
He was educated at the Monserrat School and graduated in law at the University of San Carlos, both in Córdoba.
Cabrera y Cabrera was active in the revolutionary cause and became the city's head of government (alcalde
Alcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
) in 1811 on the first vote.
He was elected to represent Córdoba in the Tucumán Congress and served for the declaration in 1816. Along with his Córdoba colleagues, he was one of the few federalists in the Congress, speaking for a system of strong autonomous provinces http://www.lavozdelinterior.com.ar/2006/0703/suplementos/temas/nota424630_1.asp. He was a supporter of the federalist José Gervasio Artigas
José Gervasio Artigas
José Gervasio Artigas is a national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan nationhood".-Early life:Artigas was born in Montevideo on June 19, 1764...
and, along with Eduardo Pérez Bulnes
Eduardo Pérez Bulnes
Eduardo Pérez Bulnes was an Argentine statesman. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina....
, declined to follow the Congress to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, continuing to support Artigas' cause from Córdoba.