Guillermo Brown Blanco

Guillermo Brown Blanco (1838 - 1882) was a Uruguayan military man of outstanding work in the navy of Argentina and the United States.[1]

Lieutenant Colonel

Guillermo Brown Blanco
Personal details
BornJuly 30, 1838
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedJanuary 5, 1882
Montevideo, Uruguay
Spouse(s)Corina Caravia y Gutiérrez Bosch
Occupationmarine
Professionnavy
Military service
Allegiance Argentine Confederation
(1859-1861)
United States
(1862-1863)
Argentine Republic
(1861-1881)
Branch/serviceArgentine Navy
United States Navy
Years of service1859-1881
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsArgentine Civil War
American Civil War
Paraguayan War

Biography
His father Guillermo Brown Chitty

He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, the son of Guillermo Brown Chitty and Angélica Celedonia Blanco Vila, belonging to a distinguished Anglo Creole family.[2] He graduated from the Argentine Navy serving in the ranks of Argentine Confederation since 1859.[3]

In 1860 he was sent to Europe by the Government of Justo José de Urquiza to perfect his studies in naval artillery.[4] His merits in the Argentine Navy served him to join United States Navy,[5] serving on board the corsair USS Constellation he took part in the Civil War in the ranks of the Union.[6] He also was part of the crew of the USS Cambridge, commanded by the admiral David Farragut.[7]

After returning to Argentina, he continued his military career serving in the Argentine Navy where performing some logistics tasks during the Triple Alliance War. He was deputy commander of the battleship Almirante Brown, built in 1880. He retired with the rank of Captain de Fragata (lieutenant colonel).[8]

Family

Guillermo Brown Blanco was married to Corina Caravia Gutiérrez, daughter of Bernabé Caravia Pérez and Dolores Gutiérrez Bosch, belonging to a traditional Uruguayan family. He and his wife were the parents of Guillermo Brown Caravia, a prominent officer of the Argentine Navy.[9] His paternal and maternal grandparents were William Brown and Juan Benito Blanco Farías, a politician who participated in the War of Independence.[10]

His maternal lineage links him to distinguished Uruguayan polticians and soldiers, including his cousin Isabelino Canaveris Farias, a revolutionary who served in the ranks of the Uruguayan National Party during the Uruguayan Civil War. He was also related to José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín, a well-known Uruguayan sculptor and painter, belonging to the Blanco Vila families.[11]

References
  1. Anales del Instituto de Historia Militar Argentina. El Instituto, 2004. 2004.
  2. Los irlandeses en la Argentina: su actuación y descendencia, Parte1. Eduardo A. Coghlan. 1987.
  3. Nómina de oficiales navales argentinos, 1810-1900. Pablo E. Arguindeguy. 1998. ISBN 9789879516072.
  4. San Martín y el mar: escritos y conferencias. Secretaría de Estado de Marina, Departamento de Estudios Históricos Navales, 1962. 1962.
  5. Sarmiento y la marina de guerra. Héctor Raúl Ratto, José Craviotto, Humberto F. Burzio. 1963.
  6. Efemerides navales. El Departamento, 1980. 1980.
  7. Norteamericanos en la Argentina. Lucio Ricardo Pérez Calvo. 2008. ISBN 9789870553472.
  8. Guillermo Brown: apostillas a su vida. Pablo E. Arguindeguy, Horacio Rodríguez. 1994.
  9. Guillermo Brown: iconografía. Instituto Browniano, 1996. 1996.
  10. El Cabildo de Montevideo. Servicio de Publicaciones y Prensa, 1977. 1977.
  11. Revista del Instituto de Estudios Genealógicos del Uruguay, Volúmenes 24-26. El Instituto. 2001.
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