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LTC José María Artigas

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LTC José María Artigas

Birth
Death
10 Jun 1847 (aged 40–41)
Burial
Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay Add to Map
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Lt. Colonel, Jose Maria Artigas.
Eastern military (1806-1847), only son of the national hero of Uruguay, José Gervasio Artigas, and his wife Rosalía Rafaela Villagrán.
In 1815, the Cabildo de Montevideo (State) took charge of the education of the boy José María (aged nine), as well as providing some assistance to the family of the Chief of the Orientals, who at that time was in his General Headquarters, in Purification, without being able to meet the needs of their own.
In 1846, being at that time a colonel of the Republic, José María Artigas visited his father in Ibiray, with the aim of making him return to his homeland.
Lt. Colonel, Jose Maria Artigas.
Eastern military (1806-1847), only son of the national hero of Uruguay, José Gervasio Artigas, and his wife Rosalía Rafaela Villagrán.
In 1815, the Cabildo de Montevideo (State) took charge of the education of the boy José María (aged nine), as well as providing some assistance to the family of the Chief of the Orientals, who at that time was in his General Headquarters, in Purification, without being able to meet the needs of their own.
In 1846, being at that time a colonel of the Republic, José María Artigas visited his father in Ibiray, with the aim of making him return to his homeland.

Inscription

Las FF. AA. de la Nación a los Coroneles Manuel y Santiago Artigas y familiares cuyos restos se repartieron en el centenario de la muerte de su padre el General José Artigas
Año 1950


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