- José Antonio Cabrera
José Antonio Cabrera y Cabrera (
November 28 1768 –April 14 1820 ), was an Argentine statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to theCongress of Tucumán which on9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.Cabrera was born in Córdoba to an important local family. He was educated at the
Monserrat School and graduated in law at the University of San Carlos, both in Córdoba.Cabrera y Cabrera was active in the revolutionary cause and became the city's head of government ("
alcalde ") in 1811 on the first vote.He was elected to represent Córdoba in theTucumán Congress and served for the declaration in 1816. Along with his Córdoba colleagues, he was one of the few federalists in the Congress, speaking for a system of strong autonomous provinces [http://www.lavozdelinterior.com.ar/2006/0703/suplementos/temas/nota424630_1.asp] . He was a supporter of the federalistJosé Gervasio Artigas and, along withEduardo Pérez Bulnes , declined to follow the Congress toBuenos Aires , continuing to support Artigas' cause from Córdoba.References
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