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Manuel Isidoro Suarez
Manuel Isidoro Suarez (1799 - 1846) was an Argentine colonel who commanded Peruvian and Colombian cavalry troops in their wars of independence. He was noted for his pivotal role in securing a revolutionary victory at the Battle of Junin. He was the great-grandfather of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, who commemorated him in three poems:
"Sepulchral Inscription" from Fervor of Buenos Aires (1923)
"A Page to Commemorate Colonel Suarez, Victor at Junin" from The Other, The Same (1964)
"Colonel Suarez" from The Iron Coin (1976)
Role in the Battle of Junin
On August 6, 1824, the revolutionary and ...
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