Juan Bourré

Juan Bourré Andrade (1865 – 1943) was an officer of the Argentine Army who served as commander of the 4° regimiento of artilleria of Villa Mercedes.[1] He took part in the civil military conflicts of 1880 and 1890, and served as secretary of the Ministry of War of Argentina in 1910.[2]

Coronel

Juan Bourré Andrade
Secretary of the Ministry of War of the Argentine Republic
In office
1906–1914
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born
Juan Nepomuceno Bourré y Andrade

November 25, 1865
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedJune 9, 1943
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeCementerio de la Recoleta
Spouse(s)Manuela Allende
OccupationArmy's officer
ProfessionArmy
Military service
Allegiance Argentina
Branch/serviceArgentine Army
Years of service1880-1920
RankColonel
Commands4° regimiento de artilleria of Villa Mercedes, San Luis
Battles/warsConquest of the Desert
Revolution of 1880
Revolution of the Park

Biography
His son, Lt. Alfredo Bourré Allende.

He was born on November 25, 1865 and was baptized by the presbyter Pedro Machado in the Parish of San Nicolás de Bari, on January 4, 1866, being his parents Juan Bourré Yañez, born in Spain, and Norberta Andrade de la Rosa, belonging to a family of landowners from Lisbon, Porto and Cañuelas. His sacrament was signed by the vicar of the parish Eduardo O'Gorman.[3]

He did his studies at the Colegio Militar de la Nación, where he graduated as a second lieutenant around the year 1882. He remained loyal to the national government during the Revolutions of 1880 and 1890, and participated in the last military campaigns of the Argentine army carried out during the Desert Conquest.[4] He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on March 26, 1896,[5] being destined to serve in the area of Río Cuarto, Córdoba.[6]

He served in the secretary of the Minister of War of the Argentine nation between 1906 and 1914.[7] He was promoted to the rank of colonel in 1907.[8]

Juan Bourré was married in the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Córdoba to Manuela Allende, daughter of Benjamín Allende and María del Pilar Acosta, belonging to a distinguished family of Creole origin.[9] His son, Alfredo Bourré Allende was a naval officer, who is found in the embarkation records of the Fragata Sarmiento of 1920.[10]

References
  1. Reseña histórica y orgánica del Ejército argentino, Círculo Militar, 1972
  2. Registro nacional de la República Argentina, República Argentina, 1935
  3. Bautismos 1866, Parroquia San Nicolás de Bari
  4. Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina, República Argentina, 1945
  5. Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 1907 1ra sección, República Argentina
  6. Biblioteca del oficial, Volúmenes633-634, Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 1971
  7. Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 1906 1ra sección, República Argentina
  8. Hombres del dia ..., 1917, 1917
  9. Matrimonios, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Córdoba
  10. Fragata Sarmiento, Armada Argentina
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