Javier López (general)
| Javier López | |
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| Governor of Tucumán Province | |
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In office 11 May 1821 – 2 June 1821 |
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| Preceded by | Bernabé Aráoz |
| Succeeded by | Bernabé Aráoz |
| Governor of Tucumán Province | |
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In office 15 July 1822 – 26 November 1825 |
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| Preceded by | Diego Aráoz |
| Succeeded by | Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid |
| Governor of Tucumán Province | |
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In office 20 February 1829 – 14 April 1829 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Lacoa |
| Succeeded by | Javier Paz |
| Governor of Tucumán Province | |
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In office 9 December 1829 – 22 February 1831 |
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| Preceded by | Javier Paz |
| Succeeded by | José Frías |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1794 Monteros |
| Died |
24 January 1836 (aged 41) San Miguel de Tucumán |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Known for | Governor of Tucumán Province |
Francisco Javier López (1794 – 24 January 1836 ) was an Argentine soldier, a leader in the Unitarian Party and several times Governor of Tucumán Province.
Francisco Javier López was born in Monteros, Tucumán Province in 1794. Although poor, his family claimed descent from the founders of the almost mythical city of Esteco. As a youth he devoted himself to horse racing, the favorite entertainment in San Miguel de Tucumán, at the "Campo de las Carreras" where the Battle of Tucumán would later be fought. The future caudillo Bernabé Aráoz employed him in his shop, taught him to write and sent him on business trips to Buenos Aires. He married Lucía Aráoz Alurralde, and they had four children, Benjamín, Javier, Serafina and Domitila.
In 1819, having recently assumed command of the Republic of Tucumán, Aráoz made López a cavalry colonel. When Martín Miguel de Güemes of Salta Province invaded Tucumán in 1821, he was defeated by the troops of Abraham González and Javier Lopez at Rincón de Marlopa. A few months later González overthrew Aráoz and assumed the governorship of Tucumán, imprisoning those loyal to the caudillo including López. López escaped, and on 8 January 1822 overthrew González. He became military chief, while Diego Aráoz was named governor. The two men quarreled, and on 15 July 1822 López assumed the governorship.
During the following months, the province entered a period of violent anarchy, in which the two Aráoz's and Javier López in turned seized the governorship. They all wanted to rule, and had different political agendas. Bernabé Aráoz was supported by the rural population, so his supporters became Federales. López's friends, with a more urban base, would become Unitarians. If many of the caudillos on the Federales side fought only to keep control of their fiefdoms, it was clear from the example of Javier López that many unitarian leaders had the same goal. In August 1823 López and Diego Aráoz overthrew Bernabé Aráoz, who fled to Salta Province. The two leaders sealed their alliance with the marriage of Diego Aráoz's daughter Lucia to López. After this, Diego Aráoz resigned himself to supporting his son-in-law, and ended his political career.
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