Bernabé Araoz
| Bernabé Aráoz | |
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| Governor of Tucumán Province | |
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In office 14 November 1814 – 6 October 1817 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Feliciano de la Mota Botello |
| Governor of Tucumán Province | |
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In office November 1819 – February 1820 |
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| Preceded by | Feliciano de la Mota Botello |
| Succeeded by | self |
| President of the Republic of Tucumán | |
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In office February 1820 – 28 November 1821 |
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| Preceded by | self |
| Succeeded by | Abraham González |
| Governor of Tucumán Province | |
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In office October 1822 – August 1823 |
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| Succeeded by | Diego Aráoz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1776 Monteros |
| Died |
24 March 1824 (aged 48) Trancas |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Federal |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Known for | Governor of Tucumán Province |
Bernabé Aráoz (1776 – 24 March 1824) was a governor of Tucumán Province in what is now Argentina during the early nineteenth century, and President of the short-lived Republic of Tucumán.
Aráoz came from a wealthy and influential family in the northern province of Tucumán in the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, and was a leader of the local militia. In 1810 he supported the May Revolution in which the leaders in Buenos Aires declared independence from the Napoleonic regime in Spain. He played a decisive role in the crucial Battle of Tucumán fought in 1812 against the royalists, and was made governor of his province.
The political situation became confused by a violent dispute between the Unitarian and Federalist parties. The Unitarians wanted a centralized form of government while the Federalists, with whom Aráoz sided, wanted greater local autonomy. The conflict degenerated into chaotic factional fighting at the same time as the struggle for independence. During a period when the central government had broken down, Aráoz declared that his province was a republic with himself as President. The next year he was deposed, but later came back as governor for another term. He was deposed again, forced into exile, arrested, brought back and executed without trial by a firing squad.
Bernabé Aráoz was born in Monteros, Tucumán Province, in 1776. His family was one of the most influential and wealthy in San Miguel de Tucumán. He was one of six children of Juan Antonio Aráoz de La Madrid and Josefa de Córdoba Gutiérrez. Bernabé Aráoz was closely related to the statesman and priest Pedro Miguel Aráoz, who represented Tucumán at the 1816 Congress of Tucumán in which the delegates declared the independence of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (today called Argentina). Pedro Miguel Aráoz later helped Bernabé Araoz in forming the Republic of Tucumán. General Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid was his first cousin.
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