Juan Gregorio Lemos

Juan Gregorio Lemos (1764-1822) was an Argentine military man and politician who served in the Army of the Andes under the command of General San Martín.[1] He had outstanding participation in the politics of the province of Mendoza, exerting diverse public positions.[2]

Juan Gregorio Lemos
Portrait of Juan Gregorio Lemos
Birth nameJuan Gregorio Lemos Corvalán
BornMay 24, 1764
Mendoza, Captaincy General of Chile
DiedOctober 1822
Lima, Peru
AllegianceArgentina United Provinces of the River Plate
Service/branchArgentine Army
RankGeneral
UnitArmy of the Andes
Battles/warsBattle of Chacabuco
Battle of Cancha Rayada
Battle of Maipú
Spouse(s)Josefa Tiburcia Castañer Salas

Biography

Lemos was born on May 24, 1764, in Mendoza, Argentina and was baptized on July 16 of the same year in the parish San Nicolás de Tolentino.[3] His parents were Onofre Lemos y Ladrón de Guevara and María Antonia Corvalán de Castilla y Escalante Videla, belonging to a distinguished Creole family.[4] He did his elementary studies in the Colegio Nacional de Monserrat.[5]

In 1803, Lemos served as Alférez in the Regimiento Voluntarios de Caballería de Mendoza, being promoted to lieutenant of the same regiment in 1809.[6] In 1810, he requested the discharge of the army to occupy the position of Regidor of the city Council of Mendoza and then designated as Customs Administrator of that province until 1815.[7]

In 1816, Lemos was designated as Comisario de Guerra (Commissar of War) and Intendant General of the Army of the Andes.[8] He took part in the battles of Chacabuco, Cancha Rayada, and Maipú.[9] In 1820, Lemos accompanied General San Martín in his expedition to Peru, participating in the Declaration of Independence of that country on July 28, 1821.[10]

Juan Gregorio Lemos was married in Buenos Aires to Josefa Tiburcia Castañer Salas,[11] daughter of Martín Castañer Calumer, born in Canet de Mar, and María Isabel Salas Díaz, born in the city.

References

  1. Documentos para la historia del Libertador general San Martín, Ministerio de Educación de la Nación, 2001, ISBN 9789879549230
  2. Revista de estudios históricos, Volumes 35-36, Argentina, 1990
  3. Bautismos 1755-1774, San Nicolás de Tolentino
  4. Diccionario biográfico colonial argentino, Institución Mitre, 1945
  5. Buenos Aires--historia de las calles y sus nombres, Volume 2, Elche, 1988, 1988, ISBN 9789509921207
  6. Revista, Volume 15, Junta de Estudios Históricos de Mendoza (Argentina), 1940
  7. San Martín en la teória y la historia de las instituciones politicas, El Autor, 1989, 1989, ISBN 9789504327172
  8. Reseña histórica del Cuerpo de Intendencia del Ejército argentino (1810-1960), Oreste Carlos Ales, 1983, ISBN 9789505625932
  9. Boletín de la Comisión nacional de museos y monumentos históricos, Volume 6, Comisión nacional de museos y monumentos históricos, 1944
  10. La independencia en el Perú, Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, 1971
  11. Anales de la Academia Sanmartiniana, Volume 16, Academia Sanmartiniana, 1998
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