Juan Lavalle
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Juan Galo Lavalle was an Argentine military and political figure from the Unitarian Party.
Official portrait
Moving of Lavalle's corpse.
Argentine Civil Wars
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The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place from 1814 to 1853 in the territories of Argentina. Beginning concurrently with the Argentine War of Indep
Juan Lavalle
…Chilean War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence Cisplatine War Decembrist revolution Uruguayan Civil War French blockade of the Río de la Plata Argentine Civil Wars Juan Galo Lavalle (Spanish pronunciation: ; 17 October 1797 – 9 October 1841) was an Argentine military and political figure from the Unitarian Party…
From top left: Battle of Arroyo Grande, execution of Manuel Dorrego, Battle of Pavón, death of Juan Lavalle, murder of Facundo Quiroga, Battle of Caseros, Battle of Famaillá, Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
The Banda Oriental, under the liberator José Gervasio Artigas, defended the federal system until all the provinces had equal conditions.
Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas secured the Confederation under Federalist rule.
A Rosas-era banner calling for "death to the brutal Unitarians" typified the ongoing conflict.