- Pedro Miguel Aráoz
Pedro Miguel Aráoz (
1759-06-20 –1832-06-18 ) was an Argentine statesman and priest. He was a deputy to theCongress of Tucumán which on9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.Aráoz was born in
Tucumán to Pedro Antonio Aráoz and Francisca Nuñez de Herrera. He studied in Tucumán, then was educated intheology inBuenos Aires at theReal Colegio de San Carlos . He received his doctorate in 1782 at theUniversity of Córdoba , and was ordained in Tucumán. He becamerector of Tucumán Cathedral, serving until his death.Aráoz assisted
Manuel Belgrano in theArmy of the North .He was elected by Tucumán to the Congress and served in 1816 for the declaration. After the Congress moved to Buenos Aires, he resigned his mandate and returned to his hometown. He collaborated in local politics with his close relative,Bernabé Aráoz , assisting in the 1820 formation of theRepublic of Tucumán and serving as a legislator in the provincial assembly. He wrote the Republic's constitution and was the editor of the first provincial newspaper. After the death of Bernabé and the collapse of the Tucumán Republic, Aráoz played no further part in politics.References
* [http://www.casaindependencia.com.ar/congresales/perfiles/araoz.htm Profile] by the
House of Tucumán
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