Fernando de la Mora (politician)
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Fernando de la Mora
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Fernando de la Mora December 18, 1773 Limpio, Paraguay |
| Died | May 14, 1835 (aged 61) Asunción, Paraguay |
| Occupation | Attorney, Military, Politician |
Fernando de la Mora was one of the founding fathers of Paraguay, and was one of early leaders of the country between 1811 and 1813, but soon lost his power and died imprisoned. Paraguayan city Fernando de la Mora is named in his honor.
He was born in Limpio (formerly known as Tapúa) in 1773, in the family of Cavalry Captain Fernando de la Mora and Ana del Cazal who both belonged to families whose lineage descended from the Spanish conquistador Don Domingo Martínez de Irala.
Fernando received a good education. It is presumed that he studied at the College of San Carlos in Asunción. He also studied in Buenos Aires and National University of Córdoba. He studied law, becoming one of the most educated citizens of the time.
De la Mora had five brothers and a sister Rosa Isabel de la Mora Cazal. She married Mariano Antonio Martínez Viana, who was Congressman in 1811. From their marriage Francisca Carlota Viana de la Mora was born. Among his descendants was Juana Paula Carrillo Viana, wife of Don Carlos Antonio López and mother of Francisco Solano López.
Fernando de la Mora was married to Josefa Antonia Cohene, and had five children.
He entered export trade business that allowed Mora to establish good relationships with his peers. After his father died in 1801 Fernando took over the management of the family property.
In 1802 he was appointed deputy of Asunción by the Consulate of Buenos Aires, representing the union of merchants and held this position until 1804. His work at the port was useful in consolidating good relationships with the leading families of the city. Well educated and well liked, he was part of the small rural elite of Asunción and had social and commercial ties to major patrician families of Buenos Aires.
He participated in the defense of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata against British invasions of the River Plate between 1806 and 1807 and helped to expel British from Montevideo, which they had occupied in 1807.
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