- Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante
Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante (
1778-01-10 –1851-05-01 ) was an Argentine statesman, lawyer and soldier. He was a deputy to theCongress of Tucumán which on9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.Sánchez de Bustamante was born in
Jujuy to Manuel Sánchez de Bustamante and María Tomasa González de Araujo y Ortiz de Zárate, and was a descendant of the founder of Jujuy,Francisco Argañaraz y Murguía . He studied inSalta at the school of José León Cabezón, then inBuenos Aires at the "Real Colegio de San Carlos ". He qualified as a lawyer in 1804 at theUniversity of Charcas (nowBolivia ) and was named "Relator" of the "RealAudiencia " there, and later President of theForensic Academy.Sánchez de Bustamante took part in the 1809 uprising in
Chuquisaca that pre-dated the 1810May Revolution in Buenos Aires. The leader of the revolutionaries, Coronel Arenales, leader of the revolutionaries, named him captain in the "Compañía de Practicantes". The uprising was suppressed byMariscal Nieto and the leaders captured and sent toCallao , but Sánchez de Bustamante managed to flee to Jujuy. He travelled to Buenos Aires soon after the May Revolution and met his friendMariano Moreno . Moreno named him as attorney of the "Audiencia", a position which he held until 1811, before returning to his hometown as general assistant of the city's "Cabildo " and courts.In 1813 General
Manuel Belgrano named him as secretary of theArmy of the North in the campaign in modernPeru and Bolivia. Belgrano's successor, GeneralJosé de San Martín , promoted him to be his secretary, andRondeau made him secretary-general in 1814. He participated in theBattle of Sipe Sipe in November 1815.In 1815 Sánchez de Bustamante was elected by Jujuy to the
Tucumán Congress and served in 1816 for the declaration. In 1819, he became president of the congress until it dissolved in 1820. He served as government secretary toJuan Antonio Alvarez de Arenales in 1824, and served as acting governor of Salta when Alvarez travelled to Alto Perú. He was governor of Jujuy 1826-27.Having left politics, Sánchez de Bustamante moved to
Sucre in 1831 to teach. He became Rector of the "Colegio Mayor de Santa Cruz" in 1834 but retired in 1837 due to ill health. He died inSanta Cruz de la Sierra in 1851; in 1916 his remains were re-buried in the cathedral of Jujuy.References
*es icon [http://www.casaindependencia.com.ar/congresales/perfiles/sanchezbustamante.htm Profile] by the
House of Tucumán
*es icon [http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/agn/doc_escritos_congreso.asp Archive description and biography] , Argentine Ministry of Interior
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