Manuel Dorrego
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Manuel Dorrego was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820 and then again from 1827 to 1828.
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Execution of Manuel Dorrego.
Juan Lavalle
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Juan Galo Lavalle was an Argentine military and political figure from the Unitarian Party.
Manuel Dorrego
…because he accepted the conditions imposed by the British diplomacy despite their military victories in the conflict. Encouraged by the Unitarian party, Juan Lavalle led a coup against Dorrego on 1 December 1828. Dorrego left the city and organized his forces in the countryside. He was defeated, and then executed…
Official portrait
Moving of Lavalle's corpse.