Estanislao López
| Estanislao López | |
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| Governor of Santa Fe | |
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In office 23 July 1818 – 15 June 1838 |
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| Preceded by | Mariano Vera |
| Succeeded by | Domingo Cullen |
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| Born | 26 November 1786 Santa Fe, Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata |
| Died | 15 June 1838 (aged 51) Santa Fe, Argentine Confederation |
| Nationality |
 Argentina
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| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | María Josefa del Pilar Rodríguez del Fresno |
| Occupation | Army officer |
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Estanislao López (26 November 1786 – 15 June 1838) was a caudillo and governor of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, between 1818 and 1838, one of the foremost proponents of provincial federalism, and an associate of Juan Manuel de Rosas during the Argentine Civil War. He is considered an iconic figure in Santa Fe and one of the most influential political actors in the Argentine conflicts of the 1820s and 1830s.
López was born in Santa Fe. An illegitimate child, he was baptized with his mother's last name at the request of his father, Juan Manuel Roldán. Roldán sent the youth away to fight against Malón raids in the Gran Chaco region at age 15. He fought in the retake of Buenos Aires from the British invasion of 1806, and in the Argentine War of Independence under the command of Manuel Belgrano (creator of the Argentine flag); during this latter conflict, López was held prisoner in Montevideo in 1810.
In 1816 he led his men in an uprising against Buenos Aires, where the Buenos Aires army under General Juan José Viamonte was forced to surrender. Along with José Gervasio Artigas (leader of the Banda Oriental, now Uruguay), he became a hero of this campaign. After this, in 1818, López assumed the government of Santa Fe, deposing governor Mariano Vera, separating the province from Buenos Aires control, and ruling by popular consensus for 20 years. He was formally elected governor on 1 July 1818 and then indefinitely reelected.
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