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Martin Miguel de Guemes
Martin Miguel de Guemes (8 February 1785 17 June 1821) was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spanish during the Argentine War of Independence.
Guemes was born in Salta into a wealthy family, and was sent to study at the Royal College of San Carlos in Buenos Aires. At 14 he started his military career and took part in the defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Rio de la Plata. After the formation of the first local government junta in the May Revolution of 1810, he joined the army destined ...
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