Martín Yanzón
| Martín Yanzón | |
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| Governor of San Juan Province, Argentina | |
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In office 4 May 1834 – 9 January 1836 |
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| Preceded by | Valentín Ruiz |
| Succeeded by | José Luciano Fernández |
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| Born | 1799 San Juan, Argentina |
| Died | 1844 Santa Maria, Catamarca |
| Nationality | Argentine |
Martín Yanzón (1799 – 29 July 1842 ) was an Argentine soldier and caudillo who died fighting against the supporters of the dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas.
Martín Yanzón was born in San Juan, Argentina in 1799. He joined the Army of the Andes in 1818, but did not campaign to Chile. He participated in the civil war that shook San Juan Province after the 1820 revolution. He supported the invasion of Facundo Quiroga in 1825, and the Federalist governments that followed. In 1830 he participated in the Battle of Pilar in Mendoza Province, but later submitted to the Unitarian government of his province. In 1831 he joined Quiroga's army and fought under his command in the Battle of La Ciudadela, and was promoted to colonel by Governor Valentín Ruiz.
In 1833 Yanzón served in the desert campaign under the command of José Félix Aldao. In this campaign, Yanzón and Nazario Benavídez, both later to be provincial governors, were on the staff of the second Auxiliary regiment of the Andes commanded by Aldao. This column gained a partial victory over the Ranquel chief Yanquetruz. The regiment participated in fierce fighting on 31 March and 1 April 1833 in which the Spanish prevailed but suffered considerable losses.
On 4 May 1834, with support from Quiroga, Yanzón was appointed governor of San Juan Province. His government was relatively active. He improved the banks of the San Juan River, which had periodically overflowed and completely flooded the city. He reorganized the judicial system for tax purposes, and divided the city into two departments, North and South, based on the parishes of Pueblo Viejo (Conception) and Ciudad. Each department was divided into three "barrios". He improved the municipal cemetery and divided the province into departments. His general minister was Domingo de Oro, formerly the minister of Estanislao López, a person who alternated between Unitarian and Federalist views, and who completely dominated Yanzón. He issued an amnesty law and allowed the return of several notable Unitarians. He allowed the publication of several newspapers, including one by the young Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. He kept the peace in his province when news came of the assassination of Facundo Quiroga.
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