José Francisco Ugarteche

José Francisco Ugarteche (1768-1834) was a Paraguayan jurist and politician, who had outstanding performance during the colonial and post colonial period of Argentina.[1]

Doctor

José Francisco Ugarteche y Herrera
Abogado of the Real Audiencia of Buenos Aires
In office
1800–1804
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Diputado of the Assembly of the Year XIII by La Rioja Province
In office
1813–1813
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Confederation
In office
1832–1833
Personal details
Born1768
Villarrica, Paraguay
DiedJuly 3, 1834
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta cemetery
Political partyFederalist
Spouse(s)Juana Marta González
María Josefa de Echenagucía

Biography

He was born in Villarrica, Guairá District, Paraguay, the son of José Ramón de Ugarteche and María Josefa Herrera, belonging to a Patrician Paraguayan family of Spanish Basque descent. Established in Buenos Aires from a young age he was married in the city of Luján with Juana Marta González Casco de Mendoza, a distinguished Creole lady descendant of Víctor Casco de Mendoza. He was also married to María Josefa de Echenagucía, a Creole of Basque ancestors.[2]

José Francisco Ugarteche did his studies in the University of Saint Francis Xavier, where he earned his law degree. During the colonial period he served as regidor of Luján, and attorney of the Real Audiencia of Buenos Aires.[3] After the May Revolution occurred he occupied strategic political positions, being a member of Assembly of the Year XIII.[4]

He belonged to the Federal Party, serving as provincial deputy of Santiago del Estero and Buenos Aires in 1827 and 1830.[5] He supported the governments of Manuel Dorrego and Juan Manuel de Rosas.[6] He was private secretary of José Rondeau, during his term as governor of the province of Buenos Aires, and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the government of Juan Ramón Balcarce.[7]

He maintained an excellent relationship with José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, dictator of Paraguay,[8] and he also maintained a good relationship with Manuel Dorrego, with whom he founded the newspaper El Argentino.[9]

His son, Pedro Amaranto Ugarteche, was the husband of María Santibáñez Sarmiento, a cousin of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.[10] His grandson Nicolás Ugarteche, was married to Isolina Canavery, daughter of Joaquín Canavery and María Ana Bayá, belonging to distinguished family of Carmen de Areco.[11]

The town of Ugarteche, located in the Province of Mendoza bears his name in his honor.[12]

References
  1. Historia de la nación argentina: (desde los orígenes hasta la organización definitiva en 1862). Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina), Ricardo Levene. 1939.
  2. Boletín de la Sociedad española de excursiones: Arte, arqueologia, historia, Volumen52. Sociedad Española de Excursiones. 1948.
  3. Vida y obra de Fray Francisco de Paula Castañeda: un testigo de la naciente patria argentina, 1810-1830. Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff. 1994. ISBN 9789509014114.
  4. Investigaciones y ensayos, Tema 3. Academia Nacional de la Historia. 1967.
  5. Biografía del coronel Manuel Dorrego. Imprenta y casa editora "Coni", 1922. 1922.
  6. Registro oficial de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Province. 1874.
  7. Diario de sesiones de la Camara de Senadores. Argentina. Congreso de la Nación. 1916.
  8. Escritos paraguayos: El Magisterio de la Libertad. Raúl Amaral. 2003. ISBN 9789992580769.
  9. Historia política de la Argentina: Desde 1816 hasta 1862. Ediciones Pannedille, 1970. 1970.
  10. Revista, Temas3-5. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas. 1944.
  11. Matrimonios 1863. Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
  12. Censo nacional de población y vivienda, 1991: Por localidad. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina). 1992. ISBN 9789509888180.
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