Florencio Monteagudo
| Florencio del Carmen Monteagudo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 7, 1852 Dolores, Buenos Aires |
| Died |
1900s Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Allegiance |
 Argentina |
| Years of service | 1873-1900 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | Conquest of the Desert |
Florencio Monteagudo (1852-1900s) was an Argentine military officer. He participated in military expeditions during the Conquest of the Desert.[1]
Military career
Florencio Monteagudo began his military career in 1873, as Lieutenant. He was sent to the village of Carhué, being a participant in the military expeditions, pre-conquest of the desert. Years later he intervened in the battle of Remecó (La Pampa).[2] In 1879 he served as Sergeant major, in the second division of the army to orders Colonel Nicolas Levalle, who managed to besiege the caciques Agneer and Querenal, (two brave Indian of Namuncurá) during the battle of Choique Mahuida in Añelo, Neuquén Province.[3] In 1880 the governor of Buenos Aires Dr. Carlos Tejedor took up arms against Dr. Nicolas Avellaneda, Monteagudo was appointed second in command of the 12th Cavalry Regiment, fighting in defense of the national government.[4]
Family
Florencio del Carmen Monteagudo, was the son of Juan Bautista Monteagudo y Echeverría (military) and Isabel Valdivieso (married on June 5, 1850).[5] His wife was Dolores Tejedor, niece of the governor of Buenos Aires Carlos Tejedor.[6]
References
- ↑ De Garay e Roca: la guerra con el indio de las pampas. Enrique Stieben.
- ↑ Dolores, Bs: As. José Fernando Selva.
- ↑ Los índios de Argentina. Isabel Hernández.
- ↑ Namuncurá y Zeballos: el archivo del cacicazgo de Salinas Grandes (1870-1880). Juan Guillermo Durán.
- ↑ Quién fue quién en Dolores. José Fernando Selva.
- ↑ Diario de sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores, Volumen 2. Argentina. Congreso de la Nación. Senado de la Nación.