José Rivera Indarte
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José Rivera Indarte was an Argentine poet and journalist. He has been both a supporter and critic of Juan Manuel de Rosas
, writing first the "Anthem of the restorers" and later the "Blood tables".
, and developed a taste for poetry. He later moved to Montevideo, where he wrote the newspaper "El Investigador" (The Investigator). He was removed from the city by the president Fructuoso Rivera
, at a request from his minister Manuel Oribe
. He returned to Buenos Aires after this. While being in the city, he joined the federalist party and wrote a small piece of poetry comparing Rozas with an ear of corn ("Mazorca" in Spanish) because of his blond hair. The members of the Popular Restoring Society would take the name "Mazorca" as a distinctive name. He also wrote the "Anthem of the restorers" for Rosas; Rosas was then known as the "Restorer of laws".
, and urged him to join the Fench armies that were attacking the Confederation by that time.
In 1841 Rosas survived a terrorist attack made with a gift that secretly contained a complex mechanism of guns, which would fire at all directions when opened. The mechanism failed and did not fire, and Indarte ws accused of being responsible of it.
deaths (unidentified people), and some entries were repeated more than once. He also blamed him for the death of Facundo Quiroga. With all this, Indarte listed 480 deaths, and was paid with two Pound sterling
(U$S 8.400 in modern prices). He tried to add to the list 22.560 deaths, the number of deaths caused by military conflicts in Argentina from 1829 to that date, but the French refused to pay for them.
He died in Brazil in 1845.
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...
, writing first the "Anthem of the restorers" and later the "Blood tables".
Early political career
Indarte studied in Buenos AiresBuenos 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...
, and developed a taste for poetry. He later moved to Montevideo, where he wrote the newspaper "El Investigador" (The Investigator). He was removed from the city by the president Fructuoso Rivera
Fructuoso Rivera
José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana was an Uruguayan general and patriot who assisted in the efforts to force Brazilians out of the Banda Oriental.-Founder of Colorado Party and President of Uruguay:...
, at a request from his minister Manuel Oribe
Manuel Oribe
Manuel Ceferino Oribe y Viana was the fourth president of Uruguay.-Biography:Manuel Oribe was the son of Captain Francisco Oribe and María Francisca Viana, a descendant of the first governor of Montevideo, José Joaquín de Viana...
. He returned to Buenos Aires after this. While being in the city, he joined the federalist party and wrote a small piece of poetry comparing Rozas with an ear of corn ("Mazorca" in Spanish) because of his blond hair. The members of the Popular Restoring Society would take the name "Mazorca" as a distinctive name. He also wrote the "Anthem of the restorers" for Rosas; Rosas was then known as the "Restorer of laws".
Move to Montevideo
In 1837, Indarte started to be monitored by the Popular Restoring Society, and left the country. Unitarians state that he escaped from Rosas' political persecution, Federals consider that he had committed acts of fraud and falsification. He stayed some months in Europe, and then moved back to Montevideo. He supported Juan LavalleJuan Lavalle
Juan Galo de Lavalle was an Argentine military and political figure.-Biography:Lavalle was born in Buenos Aires to María Mercedes González Bordallo and Manuel José de La Vallée y Cortés, general accountant of rents and tobacco for the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.In 1799, the family moved to...
, and urged him to join the Fench armies that were attacking the Confederation by that time.
In 1841 Rosas survived a terrorist attack made with a gift that secretly contained a complex mechanism of guns, which would fire at all directions when opened. The mechanism failed and did not fire, and Indarte ws accused of being responsible of it.
The Blood Tables
In 1843 the French firm Lafone & Co. hired Indarte for writing an account of deaths caused in Argentina by the government of Rosas, which was known as the Blood tables. The deal specified that he would be paid with a penny for each death listed. The list included deaths caused by military actions of the unitarians (including Lavalle's invasion of Buenos Aires), soldiers shot during wartime because of mutiny, treason or espionage, victims of common crimes and even people that was still alive. He also listed NNNomen nescio
Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person. From Latin nomen, name, and nescire, not to know, be ignorant of. Together, I do not know the name....
deaths (unidentified people), and some entries were repeated more than once. He also blamed him for the death of Facundo Quiroga. With all this, Indarte listed 480 deaths, and was paid with two Pound sterling
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
(U$S 8.400 in modern prices). He tried to add to the list 22.560 deaths, the number of deaths caused by military conflicts in Argentina from 1829 to that date, but the French refused to pay for them.
He died in Brazil in 1845.