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Juan Felipe Ibarra

1787–1851 · 19th century

Juan Felipe Ibarra was an Argentine soldier and caudillo who governed Santiago del Estero almost continuously from 1820 until his death in 1851. In 1820 he declared the province's autonomy from the Republic of Tucumán under Bernabé Aráoz. A Federalist, he allied with Juan Manuel de Rosas and ruled the province as a personal domain.

Juan Felipe Ibarra
Image: Alejandro Witcomb (1835 - 1905) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Republic of Tucumán

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