Miguel de Azcuénaga
Miguel de Azcuénaga | |
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| Voting Member of the Primera Junta | |
| In office 25 May 1810 – 6 April 1811 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1754 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
| Died | December 19, 1833 (aged 79) Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentine Confederation |
| Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Patriot |
| Spouse | Justa Rufina de Basavilbaso y Garfias |
| Alma mater | University of Seville |
| Profession | Military |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |
| Years of service | 1774–1832 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Battles/wars | British invasions of the River Plate |
Brigadier Miguel de Azcuénaga (4 June 1754 – 19 December 1833) was an Argentine army officer and politician. Educated in Spain, at the University of Seville, Azcuénaga began his military career in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata and became a member of the Primera Junta, the first autonomous government of modern Argentina. He was shortly exiled because of his support to the minister Mariano Moreno, and returned to Buenos Aires when the First Triumvirate replaced the Junta. He held several offices since then, most notably being the first Governor intendant of Buenos Aires after the May Revolution. He died at his country house (the modern Quinta de Olivos) in 1833.