Florencio Monteagudo

Florencio Monteagudo (1852 – c. 1910) was an Argentine military man who took part in military expeditions against the Indians in Patagonia, that took place during the Conquest of the Desert.[1]

Lieutenant colonel

Florencio Monteagudo
Lt.Cnel. Florencio Monteagudo
Birth nameFlorencio del Carmen Monteagudo
BornNovember 7, 1852
Dolores, Buenos Aires
Diedc. 1910
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buried
La Recoleta Cemetery
Allegiance Argentina
Years of service1873-1900
RankLieutenant colonel
Commands held2° Regimiento de Caballería de línea
12° Regimiento de Caballería de Línea
Battles/warsConquest of the Desert
Revolution of 1880
Spouse(s)Dolores Tejedor
Signature

Biography

He was born in Dolores, Buenos Aires Province, the son of Capt. Juan Florencio Monteagudo and Isabel Valdivieso, belonging to an illustrious Creole family.[2] He was married to Dolores Tejedor, daughter of Gerónima Monterroso and Martín Tejedor, the brother of Carlos Tejedor, governor of Buenos Aires between 1878 and 1880.[3]

Monteagudo began his military career in 1873, as a lieutenant. He was sent to the village of Carhué, being a participant in the military expeditions, pre-conquest of the desert. Years later he intervened in the battle of Remecó (La Pampa).[4] In 1879 he served as sergeant major, in the second division of the army under the command of Colonel Nicolás Levalle, who managed to besiege the caciques Agneer and Querenal, (warriors of Namuncurá) during the battle of Choique Mahuida in Añelo, Neuquén Province.[5]

Florencio Monteagudo participated in the defense of the national government during the uprising of the Governor of Buenos Aires Carlos Tejedor against Nicolas Avellaneda. He served in command of the Regimiento 12° de Caballería de Línea (12th Cavalry Regiment), taking an active part in the Battle of Olivera.[6]

References
  1. De Garay e Roca: la guerra con el indio de las pampas. Enrique Stieben. 1941.
  2. Quién fue quién en Dolores. José Fernando Selva. 1975.
  3. Diario de sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores, Volumen 2. Argentina. Congreso de la Nación. Senado de la Nación. 1910.
  4. Dolores, Bs: As. José Fernando Selva. 1967.
  5. Los índios de Argentina. Isabel Hernández. 1992. ISBN 9788471003430.
  6. Namuncurá y Zeballos: el archivo del cacicazgo de Salinas Grandes (1870-1880). Juan Guillermo Durán. 2006. ISBN 9789872262310.
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