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Jose Ignacio de Gorriti
General Jose Ignacio de Gorriti was an Argentine statesman, soldier and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucuman which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
Gorriti was born in Jujuy to the important local citizens Ignacio de Gorriti Navarro and Feliciana Coeto. He and his brother Juan Ignacio de Gorriti (later a famous priest) studied at the Montserrat School in Cordoba. In 1788 he entered the University of Chuquisaca, graduating in canonical and civil law. He was forced to return to Jujuy on the death of his father to look after the family and ...
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