Juan Esteban Pedernera

Juan Esteban Pedernera ( born December 25, 1796 in San José del Morro, San Luis, † February 1, 1886 in Buenos Aires ) was November 5, 1861 to December 12, 1861 to the Argentine interim president.

Life

Juan Esteban Pedernera was born in 1796, son of Juan Esteban and Dominga Pedernera in the province of San Luis. He received his education in a Franciscan monastery. After school, he fought as an infantryman in the army of José de San Martín in the war of independence against the Spanish. He then took part in the Battle of Chacabuco and in the expedition for the liberation of Peru. He was arrested by the Spanish during the Battle of Chiloe, but managed to escape and returned to his unit.

In 1826 he took part in the war of Argentina against Brazil. Later, in the Argentine civil war he was on the side of the Unitarians and fought in La Tablada on the side of General José María Paz against Juan Manuel de Rosas. He then spent some time in exile, but returned to Rosas ' case to Argentina and became a senator for the province of San Luis. In 1856 he was appointed commander of the border troops and 1859 the governor of San Luis. In the same year he also took part in the Battle of Cepeda. Under President Santiago Derqui he was first vice-president, then after the resignation of Derqui interim president of Argentina for five weeks. In 1882 he was finally appointed lieutenant general of the republican army.

Pedernera married on September 23, 1823 Juana Rosa Heredia (* 1805 in Peru, † August 26 1886 in Buenos Aires ).