The Argentine Confederation was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina;its name is still one of the official names of the country according to the Argentine Constitution,Article 35. It was the name of the country from 1831 to 1852,when the provinces were organized as a confederation without a head of state. The governor of Buenos Aires Province managed foreign relations during this time. Under his rule,the Argentine Confederation engaged in conflicts with Brazil,Bolivia,Uruguay,France and the United Kingdom,as well as other Argentine factions during the Argentine Civil Wars.
Justo Daract (1804–1887) was an Argentine politician who served as governor of San Luis Province and in the Argentine Senate and Argentine Chamber of Deputies,representing that province.
The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place through the territories of Argentina from 1814 to 1853. Beginning concurrently with the Argentine War of Independence (1810–1818),the conflict prevented the formation of a stable governing body until the signing of the Argentine Constitution of 1853,followed by low-frequency skirmishes that ended with the Federalization of Buenos Aires. The period saw heavy intervention from the Brazilian Empire that fought against state and provinces in multiple wars. Breakaway nations,former territories of the viceroyalty,such as the Banda Oriental,Paraguay and the Upper Peru were involved to varying degrees. Foreign powers such as the British and French empires put heavy pressure on the fledgling nations at times of international war.
Ángel Vicente "Chacho" Peñaloza was a military officer and provincial leader prominent in both the history of La Rioja province and the Argentine civil wars that preceded national unity.
The Desert Campaign (1833–1834) was a military campaign in Argentina led by Juan Manuel de Rosas against the indigenous people of the southern Pampas and northern Patagonia. The campaign was later followed by the Conquest of the Desert,which took place in the 1870s and 1880s.
JoséNazario Benavídez was an Argentine soldier who rose to the rank of Brigadier General and played a leading role in the Argentine Civil Wars. He was Governor of San Juan Province,Argentina,for almost twenty years in the mid-nineteenth century. His lengthy political career during a period of great turbulence was due to the great respect in which he was held by enemies as well as friends. After leaving office he was imprisoned and then murdered by his guards.
Martín Yanzón was an Argentine soldier and caudillo who died fighting against the supporters of the dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
JoséFélix Esquivel y Aldao was an Argentine Dominican friar and soldier who became a general and then the undisputed Federalist caudillo of Mendoza Province. His ability as a warrior and his brutality became legendary. The largely fictionalized biography that Domingo Faustino Sarmiento wrote fed his legend. An effective ruler,he did much for his province,but was also one of the cruelest federalist leaders.
Tomás Brizuela was a soldier and caudillo in Argentina. He was a lieutenant of Facundo Quiroga in his home province of La Rioja,and governor of La Rioja between 1836 and 1841,Brizuela died fighting against the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas.
The Battle of Rodeo del Medio,fought in Mendoza Province,Argentina on 24 September 1841,took place between the Federalist army of Ángel Pacheco and the Unitarian army of Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid during the Argentine Civil Wars. The consequences of the Federalist victory would last for a decade.
Saturnino María Laspiur was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as deputy,senator,Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice and Minister of the Interior of his country.
Manuel JoséGómez Rufino was an Argentine politician who was governor of San Juan Province,Argentina between 1857 and 1858 and again between 1873 and 1874.
Nicolás Vega was an Argentine soldier who fought as a General on the Unitarian side in the Argentine Civil Wars. He is known for his defeat at the Battle of Niquivil,although later he was Governor of San Juan Province.
Yanquetruz was a famous Ranquel warrior who fought the Europeans in the pampas of what is now Argentina in the early nineteenth century.
The Battle of Angaco,was a battle in the Argentine Civil Wars between Unitarian and Federalist forces at Angaco,about 23 kilometres (14 mi) NNE of San Juan,Argentina,that gave an ephemeral advantage to the Unitarians. The federal leader was General JoséFélix Aldao and the Unitarians were led by Mariano Acha. This was the bloodiest of all battles of the Argentine civil wars. The Unitarians won a transitory victory,because soon after Federalists retook the city of San Juan and defeated,captured and killed Acha.
Francisco Domingo Díaz Oro was a colonel in the army of the Argentinian Confederation. He fought at the Battle of Angaco and was twice governor of San Juan Province,Argentina. He was a member of the Federalist Party but his administration was largely influenced by the Unitarian Party. His son Ramón Díaz was an outstanding lawman in La Rioja Province.
Zacarías Antonio Yanzi was an Argentine soldier and politician who participated in the war of independence and served briefly as Governor of San Juan Province.
JoséSantos Ramírez was an Argentine soldier for a long time in the militia of Mendoza Province,and was involved on the Federalist side in several of the Argentine Civil Wars.
Pedro Pascual Segura was an Argentine soldier and politician who served as Governor of Mendoza Province three times.
Cesáreo Domínguez (1808-1867) was a 19th-century Argentine Federalist general. He was an active participant in the Argentine Civil Wars and the Paraguayan War before his death at the Battle of TuyúCuéfrom a cholera outbreak.
