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Juan Lavalle
Juan Lavalle
11. Governor of Buenos Aires Province
In office
1 December 1828 26 June 1829
Preceded by Manuel Dorrego
Succeeded by Juan Jos Viamonte
Personal details
Born October 17, 1797
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Ro de la Plata
Died October 9, 1841 (aged 43)
San Salvador de Jujuy
Nationality Argentine
Political party Unitarian
Profession Soldier
Military service
Allegiance United Provinces of South America
Rank General
Unit Army of the Andes
Battles/wars Argentine War of Independence
Decembrist revolution
French blockade of the Ro de la Plata
Juan Galo Lavalle (October 17, 1797 October 9, 1841) was an Argentine military and political figure.
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Biography
Lavalle was born in Buenos Aires to Mara Mercedes Gonzlez Bordallo and Manuel Jos Lavalle, general
accountant of rents and tobacco for the Viceroyalty of the Ro de la Plata. In 1799, the family moved to Santiago de
Chile, but returned to Buenos Aires in 1807.
In 1812 Lavalle joined the Regiment of mounted grenadiers as a cadet. By 1813 h4 reached the grade of lieutenant
and moved to the army, which under orders of Carlos Mara de Alvear besieged Montevideo. Lavalle fought against
Jos Gervasio Artigas in 1815 and in the Battle of Guayabos under the command of Manuel Dorrego. In 1816
Lavalle moved to Mendoza to join the Army of the Andes of the "liberator" Jos de San Martn and fought in
Chacabuco and the Maip in Chile. He continued along with San Martn on his way to Peru and Ecuador and took
part in the battles of Pichincha and the Riobamba, after which he became known as theHero of Riobamba.
Because of disagreements with Simn Bolvar, Lavalle returned to Buenos Aires by the end of 1823. He would later
govern Mendoza Province for a short time. He then fought in the war against Brazil in command of 1,200 cavalry,
with great episodes of valour in the battles of Bacacay and Ituzaing in February 1827, beating the forces of General
Abreu and being himself proclaimed General on the field of battle itself.
By the time he returned to Buenos Aires, the President of the United Provinces, UnitarianBernardino Rivadavia,had resigned, and Manuel Dorrego was elected the federal governor of Buenos Aires Province. Lavalle, a Unitarian
himself, led a coup to take the government and executed governor Dorrego without a trial. His government then
started a reign of terror, aiming to destroy the Federal Party, but the resistance in the countryside didn't recede. In
1829, the demographic growth was negative as there were more deaths than births. During that time, Jos de San
Martn had returned from Europe. While he was in Montevideo, Lavalle offered him the government of Argentina as
he probably was the only man capable of putting an end to the chaotic situation, because of his authority over leaders
on both sides. But when he learned about the spiraling factionalist violence, San Martn realised that he would have
to choose sides as the only actual way to govern, so he refused and returned instead to self-exile in Europe.
The other provinces did not recognize Lavalle as the legitimate governor, and supported the rosista resistance
instead. Lavalle would be defeated a short time later at the Battle of Mrquez Bridge by the forces of Juan Manuel de
Rosas and Santa Fe governor Estanislao Lpez. Lpez returned to his province, menaced by Unitarian Jos Mara
Paz, who had taken power in Crdoba. Meanwhile, Rosas kept Lavalle under siege and forced him to resign with the
Cauelas pact. Juan Jos Viamonte was designated as interim governor, and the legislature that was removed during
Lavalle's coup d'tat was restored. This legislature would elect Rosas as the governor. Lavalle retired to the Banda
Oriental.
During the French blockade to the Ro de la Plata, Fructuoso Rivera was reluctant to take military actions against
Rosas, aware of his strength. Unitarians, who thought that the whole Argentine Confederation would rise against
Rosas at the first chance, urged Lavalle to lead the attack, who requested not to share command with Rivera. As a
result, they ledboth their own armies. His imminent attack was backed up by conspiracies in Buenos Aires, which
were discovered and aborted by the Mazorca. Manuel Vicente Maza and his son were among the perpetrators, and
were executed as a result. Pedro Castelli also organized an ill-fated demonstration against Rosas, and was executed
as well. Rosas did not wait to be attacked and ordered Pascual Echage to cross the Paran river and take the fight to
Uruguay. The Uruguayan armies split: Rivera returned to defend Montevideo, and Lavalle moved to Entre Ros
Province. He expected that the local populations would join him against Rosas and increase his forces, but he found
severe resistance, so he moved instead to Corrientes Province. Governor Pedro Ferr defeated Lpez, and Rivera
defeated Pascual Echage, clearing for Lavalle the way to Buenos Aires. However, by that point France had given up
its trust on the effectiveness of the blockade, as what was thought it would be an easy and short conflict was turning
into a long war, without clear security of a final victory. France began peace negotiations with the Confederation and
cut its financial support to Lavalle. He didn't find help at local towns either, and there was widespread desertion
among his ranks. Buenos Aires was ready to resist his military attack, but the lack of support forced him to give up
and retire from the battlefield, without starting any battle.
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Moving of Lavalle's corpse.
Persecuted, his troops suffered constant attacks and Lavalle was forced
to move further north, being defeated by Manuel Oribe in La Rioja and
Tucumn. Escaping with a small group of 200 men, he was
accidentally shot by a Montonera detachment which spread-shot a
reputed Unitarian's house, not realizing that Juan Lavalle, the very
chief of the Unitarians, was staying there. This occurred in 1841 in SanSalvador de Jujuy.
Afraid that his body would be desecrated by the Federales, his
followers fled to Bolivia carrying Lavalle's decomposing remains with
them. Hurrying over the Humahuaca pass, they finally decided to strip
the skeleton by boiling it and, after burying the flesh in an unmarked
grave, carry the bones, which are today buried at the La Recoleta
Cemetery in Buenos Aires.
A statue of the general standing on top of a long, slender column,
commemorates the figure of Lavalle atPlaza Lavalle in Buenos Aires.
Bibliography
The classic source on Lavalle is "History of Argentina" by Vicente Fidel Lpez. See also Ernesto Sbato's Sobre
hroes y tumbas.
External links
Juan Lavalle[1]
atFind a Grave
Preceded by
Jos Albino Gutierrez
Governor of Mendoza
1824
Succeeded by
Juan de Dios Correas
Preceded by
Manuel Dorrego
Governor of Buenos Aires
Province
1828 1829
Succeeded by
Juan Jos Viamonte
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