Martín Miguel de Güemes [SEP] date of birth
Martín Miguel de Güemes
Martín Miguel de Güemes (8 February 1785 – 17 June 1821) was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spanish during the Argentine War of Independence.
Biography.
Güemes was born in Salta into a wealthy family. His father, Gabriel de Güemes Montero, born in Santander, in the Spanish province of Cantabria, was a learned man and was serving as royal treasurer of the Spanish crown. He got his son to have a good education with private teachers who
on 22 July.
In popular culture.
The 1942 film, "La Guerra Gaucha", is set in the wars in which Güemes fought.
External links.
- El Historiador. "Martín Miguel de Güemes", by Felipe Pigna.
- Chamber of Deputies of Salta. Biography of Martín Miguel de Güemes.