Julio argentino roca biography
•
Julio Argentino Roca
Julio Argentino Roca () was an Argentine general and the leader of the oligarchy that held political control of Argentina from to He was a typical 19th-century caudillo.
Julio Roca was born of a prominent and wealthy Argentine family in Tucumán on July 17, He received a degree from the National College in Uruguay. When he was approximately fifteen, he volunteered to fight for the interior provinces in the struggle against the forces of Buenos Aires and was commissioned a sublieutenant; thereafter he remained on the military rolls for a period of 55 years of continuous service.
After graduation Roca took part in further fighting between the city and the provinces, this time on the side of the city. In the subsequent war against Paraguay he fought in several battles, and he achieved the rank of colonel in helping to put down the revolt of López Jordán in Entre Ríos. Roca finally reached the rank of general when he defeated and captured Gen. Aredondo, who h
•
Argentine president, was born in Tucuman in , the fourth son of Don José Segundo Roca and Agustina, née Paz. He entered the Colegio Nacional in Concepcion del Uruguay (which is in Argentina) in and the next year obtained a commission in the army of the Argentine Confederation. He had a successful military career in wars in the s between the Confederation and the forces of Buenos Aires and in the War of the Triple Alliance () when Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil were united against Paraguay. He commanded government forces in the so-called Campaña del Desierto, or Desert Campaign of to when the army, equipped with the famous Remington breach loading rifle, slaughtered the Patagonian Indians, killing between 50 and 60, and cleared the south for colonisation.
As minister of war for President Avellaneda, Roca was also responsible for sending Argentine forces to occupy Santa Cruz (which is directly opposite the Falklands) after a Chilean warship had seized the American ship Devonshire • 4th and 9th President of Argentina For the son of the President, see Julio Argentino Pascual Roca. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Roca and the second or maternal family name fryst vatten Paz. General Julio Argentino RocaJulio Argentino Roca
In office
October 12, &#;– October 11, Vice President Norberto Quirno Costa Preceded by José E. Uriburu Succeeded by Manuel Quintana In office
October 12, &#;– October 11, Vice President Francisco Bernabé Madero Preceded by Nicolás Avellaneda Succeeded by Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman In office
August 6, &#;– May 1, President Carlos Pellegrini Preceded by Salustiano Zavalía Succeeded by José Vicente Zapata In office
January 4, &#;– October 9, President Nicolás Avellaneda Preceded by Adolfo Alsina Succeeded by Carlos Pellegrini Born ()July 17,
San Miguel dem Tucumán, ArgentinaDied October 19, () (aged&#;7