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Juan Facundo Quiroga

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Juan Facundo Quiroga

Birth
San Antonio, Departamento de General Juan F. Quiroga, La Rioja, Argentina
Death
16 Feb 1835 (aged 46)
Barranca Yaco, Departamento de Totoral, Córdoba, Argentina
Burial
Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina Add to Map
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# 4 on the Cemetery Administration map.
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Argentine "caudillo." One of the most brutal of the early gaucho chieftains. After a turbulent youth, Quiroga rose rapidly to become by 1822 virtual overlord of the Andean Provinces of Argentina. In 1834, Quiroga came to Buenos Aires, which was then ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas. Quiroga was assassinated while returning from a mission to the northern provinces and it was believed that Rosas had instigated the killing. A famous study of Quiroga and his era is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento´s "Facundo".
Argentine "caudillo." One of the most brutal of the early gaucho chieftains. After a turbulent youth, Quiroga rose rapidly to become by 1822 virtual overlord of the Andean Provinces of Argentina. In 1834, Quiroga came to Buenos Aires, which was then ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas. Quiroga was assassinated while returning from a mission to the northern provinces and it was believed that Rosas had instigated the killing. A famous study of Quiroga and his era is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento´s "Facundo".

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  • Originally Created by: 380W
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6936596/juan_facundo-quiroga: accessed ), memorial page for Juan Facundo Quiroga (27 Nov 1788–16 Feb 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6936596, citing Cementerio de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina; Maintained by Find a Grave.