Born in Catamarca, Argentina on June 18, 1813 and died in Metán, Salta, Argentina, on October 3, 1841.
Biography:
"Governor of the province of Tucumán. He was defeated in the battle of Quebracho Herrado, persecuted, beheaded in Metan and his head was displayed on a pike in the Plaza Independencia, in Tucumán. Only his head was recovered by Mrs. Fortunata García de García, who buried it on secret in the Convent of San Francisco in Tucumán. Years later was buried in Recoleta Cemetery in his vault that contains an sculpture by the sculptor Biggi. He was the father of President Nicolás Avellaneda."
Biography:
"Governor of the province of Tucumán. He was defeated in the battle of Quebracho Herrado, persecuted, beheaded in Metan and his head was displayed on a pike in the Plaza Independencia, in Tucumán. Only his head was recovered by Mrs. Fortunata García de García, who buried it on secret in the Convent of San Francisco in Tucumán. Years later was buried in Recoleta Cemetery in his vault that contains an sculpture by the sculptor Biggi. He was the father of President Nicolás Avellaneda."
Born in Catamarca, Argentina on June 18, 1813 and died in Metán, Salta, Argentina, on October 3, 1841.
Biography:
"Governor of the province of Tucumán. He was defeated in the battle of Quebracho Herrado, persecuted, beheaded in Metan and his head was displayed on a pike in the Plaza Independencia, in Tucumán. Only his head was recovered by Mrs. Fortunata García de García, who buried it on secret in the Convent of San Francisco in Tucumán. Years later was buried in Recoleta Cemetery in his vault that contains an sculpture by the sculptor Biggi. He was the father of President Nicolás Avellaneda."
Biography:
"Governor of the province of Tucumán. He was defeated in the battle of Quebracho Herrado, persecuted, beheaded in Metan and his head was displayed on a pike in the Plaza Independencia, in Tucumán. Only his head was recovered by Mrs. Fortunata García de García, who buried it on secret in the Convent of San Francisco in Tucumán. Years later was buried in Recoleta Cemetery in his vault that contains an sculpture by the sculptor Biggi. He was the father of President Nicolás Avellaneda."
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