Juan Felipe Ibarra
| Juan Felipe Ibarra | |
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Painting of Ibarra by Absalón Argañarás
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| Governor of Santiago del Estero | |
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In office 31 March 1820 – 27 May 1830 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Alcorta |
| Governor of Santiago del Estero | |
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In office 16 February 1832 – – 15 July 1851 |
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| Preceded by | Santiago de Palacio |
| Succeeded by | Mauro Carranza |
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| Born | 1 May 1787 Monteros |
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15 July 1851 (aged 64) Villa Matara, Santiago del Estero Province |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Juan Felipe Ibarra (1 May 1787 - 15 July 1851) was an Argentine soldier and politician. He was one of the caudillos who dominated the Argentine interior during the formation of the national state, and ruled the province of his birth for decades.
Juan Felipe Ibarra was born on 1 May 1787 at Villa Matara (not to be confused with the modern Matará), former village of subject Indians and defensive post against the Chaco Indians. He was from a Santiago family of ranchers and soldiers. He studied for his bachelor of arts degree in the College of Monserrat in the city of Córdoba.
In late 1810, after the May Revolution, Ibarra joined the army that made the first expedition to Upper Peru (Bolivia). He fought in the Battle of Huaqui in the regiment led by Juan José Viamonte, and then the Battle of Las Piedras, where he was promoted to Captain, the Battle of Tucumán, after which he was promoted to Sergeant Major, and the Battle of Salta. He accompanied the third campaign to Upper Peru, fighting in the disastrous Battle of Sipe-Sipe. In late 1816, Brigadier Manuel Belgrano appointed him Lieutenant Colonel, commander of Fort Abipones in the southeast of his home province, a centre of defense against Chaco Indian attack. There he acquired prestige among soldiers, gauchos and farmers of his province. He was not involved in either of the two attempts to gain autonomy led by Lieutenant Colonel Juan Francisco Borges.
He rejoined the Army of the North shortly before the Arequito mutiny, in which he was not involved, but he supported the movement's leader, Colonel Major Juan Bautista Bustos in their retreat to Córdoba Province. From there he returned to Fort Abipones, supported by reinforcements sent by the caudillo and governor of Santa Fe Province, Lieutenant Colonel Estanislao López.
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