José Félix Aldao
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José Félix Esquivel y Aldao was an Argentine Dominican friar and soldier who became a general and then the undisputed Federalist caudillo of Mendoza Province. His ability as a warrior and his brutalit
Portrait by Fernando García del Molino
Facundo Quiroga
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Juan Facundo Quiroga was an Argentine politician, military officer, governor, and caudillo. He was an important federal supporter during the Argentine Civil Wars, after his brief participation in the
José Félix Aldao
…Buenos Aires and Córdoba provinces, where the Unitarian general José María Paz overthrew the Federalist Juan Bautista Bustos. The caudillo of La Rioja, Juan Facundo Quiroga, sought help to restore Bustos, and the Governor of Mendoza sent an army under the "friar" Aldao. They were defeated in the Battle of La Tablada, in…
Portrait by Fernando García del Molino.
Death of Facundo Quiroga