Juan Facundo Quiroga
"Facundo Quiroga" redirects here. For the Argentina footballer, see Facundo Hernan Quiroga.
Juan Facundo Quiroga was an Argentine caudillo (charismatic leader) who supported federalism at the time when the country was still in formation.
Quiroga was born in San Antonio, La Rioja, the son of a traditional but impoverished Riojan family of cattle breeders. He was sent at a young age to San Juan to be educated. Early in his life, he became a problem child, and escaped from school. During his wandering in the desert between San Juan and La Rioja, he encountered and successfully killed a Cougar, thus earning him the nickname El Tigre de los Llanos .
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