Melchor Pacheco y Obes
Melchor Pacheco y Obes | |
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| Born | 20 January 1809 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Died | 21 May 1855 (aged 46) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Allegiance | Uruguay |
| Branch | Uruguayan Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Cisplatine War Platine War |
| Spouse(s) | Manuela Texera Matilde Stewart Aguell |
Melchor Pacheco y Obes (20 January 1809 - 21 May 1855) was a military officer and politician with outstanding activity in what is now present-day Uruguay. He was a member of the Colorado Party and was one of the fundamental men of the Gobierno de la Defensa in Montevideo, during the Uruguayan Civil War.