1. Alejandro Heredia was an Argentine soldier and politician.
18 Facts About Alejandro Heredia
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Alejandro Heredia fought in the war of independence, and in the subsequent civil war.
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Alejandro Heredia was born in San Miguel de Tucuman in 1788, and was educated at the College of Our Lady of Loreto in Cordoba.
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Alejandro Heredia studied at the National University of Cordoba, gaining a Doctorate in Law.
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Alejandro Heredia reached the rank of colonel in the Army of the North, and was among the leaders of the historic Arequito Revolt, where a group of army officers refused to fight in the civil war against the Federalists.
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In 1832, after the defeat of Gregorio Araoz de Lamadrid by Facundo Quiroga, Alejandro Heredia was elected governor of Tucuman, and the province joined the Argentina Confederation that emerged from the Federal Pact of January 1831.
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Alejandro Heredia put an end to various abuses that Quiroga had introduced.
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Alejandro Heredia attacked and defeated Lopez on the banks of the Rio Famailla.
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Alejandro Heredia now became the central figure in the north, giving the governorship of Salta to his brother Felipe Alejandro Heredia.
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Alejandro Heredia believed in the possibility of fusing the Federalist and Unitarian parties in his province, but this proved unrealistic.
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In May 1837 Alejandro Heredia was appointed commanding general of the Argentine army operations.
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Alejandro Heredia launched an invasion of Bolivia with his own forces and reinforcements sent by Rosas, but his army was defeated at the Battle of Montenegro.
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Alejandro Heredia was killed on 12 November 1838, at a place called Los Lules, three leagues from San Miguel de Tucuman, when travelling in a carriage with his son to his country house.
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Alejandro Heredia was attacked by an armed party headed by Commander Gabino Robles, Vicente Neirot, Lucio Casas and Gregorio Uriarte.
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The murderers took the carriage and left the body of Alejandro Heredia, who was still breathing, with his son.
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The Unitarian Marco Avellaneda, one of Alejandro Heredia's proteges, was among the conspirators.
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Alejandro Heredia was taken for trial in San Jose de Metan in 1841.
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Alejandro Heredia's head was displayed on a pike in the Plaza de Tucuman.