Manuel Dorrego
| Manuel Dorrego | |
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| Interim Governor of Buenos Aires Province | |
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In office June 29, 1820 – September 20, 1820 |
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| Preceded by | Miguel Estanislao Soler |
| Succeeded by | Martín Rodríguez |
| Governor of Buenos Aires Province | |
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In office August 13, 1827 – December 1, 1828 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Gregorio de Las Heras |
| Succeeded by | Juan Lavalle |
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| Born | June 11, 1787 Buenos Aires |
| Died | December 1, 1828 (aged 41) Navarro |
| Resting place | La Recoleta cemetery |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Political party | Federal |
| Alma mater | Real Universidad de San Felipe |
| Profession | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |
| Unit | Army of the North |
| Battles/wars | Second Upper Peru campaign |
Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 in Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires – 13 December 1828 in Navarro, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820, and then again from 1827 to 1828.
Dorrego was born in Buenos Aires on June 11, 1787 to José Antonio do Rego, a Portuguese merchant, and to María de la Ascensión Salas. He enrolled in the Real Colegio de San Carlos in 1803, and moved to the Real Universidad de San Felipe in the Captaincy General of Chile to continue his studies. He supported the early steps of the Chilean War of Independence in 1810, which led to the removal of the Spanish colonial authorities and the establishment of the first Chilean Government Junta.
He moved to the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (modern Argentina), and joined the Army of the North, under the command of Manuel Belgrano. He fought in the battles of Tucumán and Salta, being injured in both. He was sanctioned by Belgrano for promoting a duel. As a result, he did not take part in the battles of Vilcapugio and Ayohuma, two defeats of the Army of the North, and Belgrano regretted later the absence of Dorrego from them.
Dorrego opposed the Luso-Brazilian invasion of the Banda Oriental, encouraged by Juan Martín de Pueyrredón to counter the influence of José Gervasio Artigas. He was exiled by Pueyrredón, and stayed some time in Baltimore (United States). He studied federalism in the United States, and thought that each state of a country should have some autonomy, rejecting the strong centralization into a single government sought by Pueyrredón. During this times he wrote the Cartas apologéticas, criticizing the support of Pueyrredón to the Luso-Brazilian invasion.
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