Juan Antonio Lavalleja

Juan Antonio Lavalleja
President of Uruguay
In office
1853–1853
Preceded byVenancio Flores
Succeeded byFructuoso Rivera
Personal details
Born(1784-06-24)24 June 1784
Minas, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Uruguay)
Died22 October 1853(1853-10-22) (aged 69)

Juan Antonio Lavalleja y de la Torre (June 24, 1784 – October 22, 1853)[1] was an Uruguayan libertador, revolutionary, military general, and political figure.[2] He was born in Minas, in a region now named after him as the Lavalleja Department of Uruguay.

  1. ^ "Natalicio de Juan Antonio Lavalleja". Ejército Nacional del Uruguay (in Spanish). June 24, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Machado, Roberto Pinheiro (2018-06-11). Brazilian History: Culture, Society, Politics 1500-2010. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-5275-1209-2.

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