Dionisio Trillo

Dionisio Trillo (1822–1864) was a Uruguayan military man and politician,[1] who participated in the Argentine and Uruguayan civil wars. He served under General Manuel Oribe taking an active part in the clashes produced during the Great Siege of Montevideo.[2]

Colonel Dionisio Trillo
Personal details
Born	Dionisio de la Encarnación Bernardo Trillo y Alfao March 24, 1822 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	December 9, 1864 Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Political party	National Party (Uruguay)
Occupation	army politician revolutionary caudillo
Profession	military man
Military service
Allegiance	Federales Blancos
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Escuadrón de Dragones Orientales N.° 1
Battles/wars	Argentine Civil War Uruguayan Civil War

Biography

He was born in Montevideo (Uruguay), the son of Ramón Trillo and Josefa de Alfao, belonging to distinguished families of Cartagena and Barcelona.[3] He began his military career, as a member of the Federal armies of Juan Manuel de Rosas, serving as Lieutenant in the Escuadrón de Dragones Orientales N.° 1.[4] He was wounded and then detained during a confrontation between Unitarians and Federals, returning after his release to the city of Montevideo.[5]

After being promoted to Colonel, Trillo served as Commander of the military detachments of the Uruguayan litoral Río Negro, Uruguay River[6] and in Salto, under the command of Diego Lamas.[7] In Salto he also served as Chief of Police,[8] to later serve as Military Commander of the city of Mercedes, during the presidency of Bernardo Berro.[9]

In 1857, for an initiative of Colonel Trillo, was carried the Salto Company of River Steam Boat (in Spanish, Compañía Salteña de Navegación a Vapor de Salto), a shipping company of British capitals. The company commissioned for the construction of two steamboat, named Montevideo and Salto to the English shipyards T. & J. Thompson.[10]

Family

In 1852, Dionisio Trillo was married in the parish of Nuestra Señora del Carmen to Carmen Aguiar, daughter of Juan Bernardo Aguiar y Fernandez and Francisca Tejedor Tena, belonging to a distinguished Uruguayan family of Galician and Catalan roots.[11] He and his wife were the parents of Enriqueta Trillo Aguiar, wife of Isabelino Canaveris, a military man, who had had an active participation in the Uruguayan civil conflicts.[12]

References

1. Anales, Issues 113–117; Issue 132, Universidad de la República (Uruguay), 1923
2. Paysandú: historia general, Volume 2, Aníbal Barrios Pintos, 1989
3. Matrimonios 1809–1823, Nuestra Señora de La Merced
4. El general Diego Lamas: 1810–1868, Volume 1, Figueroa, 1947, 1947
5. Santos, la consolidación del Estado, José Claudio Williman, 1979
6. Recopilación de decretos militares desde el año 1828 hasta 1889, República Oriental del Uruguay, 1890
7. El general Diego Lamas: 1810–1868, Volumen 1, Figueroa, 1947, 1947
8. Documentos oficiales justificativos de la conducta de las autoridades ..., República Oriental del Uruguay, 1864
9. El Gobierno de don Bernardo P. Berro: recopilación de documentos históricos, narraciones y extractos de la prensa, que se relacionan con la invasión de don Venancio Flores, A. Migone, 1892, 1892
10. Historias del vapor de la carrera, Richard Durant, 1997, ISBN 9789974590830
11. Revista del Instituto de Estudios Genealógicos del Uruguay, Volumes 16–18, El Instituto, 1993, 1993
12. Revista del Instituto de Estudios Genealógicos del Uruguay, Issues 13–17, El Instituto, 1991, 1991

External links

• www.museohistorico.gub.uy