José María Pinedo
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Colonel José María Pinedo |
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21 June 1795 Buenos Aires , Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Died | 19 February 1885 (aged 89) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Organization | Argentine Navy |
| Known for | Argentine War of Independence, Argentine Civil Wars, Cisplatine War, Re-establishment of British rule on the Falklands (1833) |
| Spouse(s) | Wilhelmina y Igarzábal, Dolores y Igarzábal |
| Parent(s) | Colonel José Agustín de Pinedo, Juana Albizuri y Echaurri |
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José María Pinedo (21 June 1795 – 19 February 1885) was a commander in the navy of the United Provinces of the River Plate one of the precursor states of what is now known as Argentina. Although he took part in the Argentine War of Independence, the Argentine Civil Wars and the Cisplatine War, he is perhaps best known for failing to resist the British return to the Falkland Islands in 1833.
José María Pinedo was born on 21 July 1795 in Buenos Aires, then part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata of the Spanish Empire. His father was a colonel in the Spanish army José Agustín de Pinedo and his mother Juana Albizuri y Echaurri.
On 1 April 1816, Pinedo began his naval career as an unranked officer in the crew of the corvette Vigilancia, then under the command of Major Jorge Ross. Between 1818 and 1819, the Vigilancia acted as a Privateer in European waters. In Philadelphia he transshipped to the armed schooner Independencia a privateer organised by Juan Pedro Aguirre under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Juan Grimalds. Pinedo was wounded twice in actions against Spanish shipping in the North Atlantic.
On 14 September 1819, Pinedo was given command of the schooner Fortuna After leaving the Paraná River he joined the naval forces under the command of Ángel Hubac fighting the forces of Caudillos Francisco Ramírez and Estanislao López. On 26 December 1819, Fortuna took part in the Battle of Boca del Colastiné where Hubac was mortally wounded and replaced by Captain Manuel Monteverde. Three days later on 29 December, Fortuna took part in the Battle of Punta Gorda.
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