Eustoquio Díaz Vélez
Eustoquio Antonio Díaz Vélez (Buenos Aires, November 2, 1782 – id., April 1, 1856) was an Argentine military officer who fought against the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, participated in the May Revolution, in the war of independence and in the Argentine civil wars.
Eustoquio Antonio Díaz Vélez | |
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| 1st and 2nd helper expedition to Upper Peru Suipacha, Huaqui, Jesús de Machaca, Cangrejos, Quebrada del Nazareno, Jujuy Exodus, Cobos, Las Piedras, Tucumán, Yaraicoragua, Cochabamba, El Volcán, Yatasto, Salta, Macha, Vilcapugio, Ayohuma | |
| Major-General of the Army of the North | |
| Military Governor of the Intendencia de Salta | |
| In office 13 March 1813 – 13 September 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Esteban Agustín Gascón Civil governator |
| Succeeded by | Feliciano Chiclana Civil governator |
| 6th and last Lieutenant Governor of Santa Fe | |
| In office 31 March 1814 – 23 March 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Álvarez Thomas |
| 7th Interim Intendentant Governor of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 13 November 1818 – 16 March 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Ramón Balcarce |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ramón Balcarce |
| Meritorious General of the Republic | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1782 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Argentina) |
| Died | 1 April 1856 (aged 73) Buenos Aires, State of Buenos Aires |
| Political party | Patriot |
| Spouse | Carmen Guerrero y Obarrio |
| Children | Carmen, Manuela and Eustoquio |
| Profession | Military |
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| Years of service | 1806–1821 |
| Rank | General of Argentina |
| Battles/wars | Spanish American wars of independence |
His name was Eustoquio (Eustochio Antonio according to his baptismal certificate) but usually is cited, incorrectly, as Eustaquio.
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