Antonio F. Díaz
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Antonio Felipe Díaz | |
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Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of the Gobierno del Cerrito | |
In office 1843–1851 | |
President | Manuel Oribe |
Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of Uruguay | |
In office 1838–1838 | |
President | Manuel Oribe |
Preceded by | ? |
Succeeded by | ? |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Felipe Díaz de Castañon y Hernández March 26, 1789 A Coruña, Spain |
Died | September 12, 1869 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Political party | Partido Nacional |
Spouse | María Dionisia Gómez Soriano |
Relatives | Eduardo Acevedo Díaz (grandson) |
Occupation | army politician writer journalist |
Profession | military man |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() (1828-1838) ![]() (1838-1843) ![]() (1843-1851) ![]() |
Years of service | (1807-1865) |
Battles/wars | British invasions of the River Plate Battle of Las Piedras Cisplatine War Great Siege of Montevideo |
Antonio Felipe Díaz (1789–1869) was a Uruguayan general and politician, who participated in the Argentine War of Independence and the Guerra Grande in the Banda Oriental.[citation needed] He was also a writer and journalist, author of several newspapers, including El Correo Nacional and El Defensor de la Independencia Americana.[citation needed]
He briefly served as a cabinet minister during the presidency of Manuel Oribe in 1838, during his term as president of the Cerrito,[1] serving as Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of Uruguay.[citation needed]
Born in La Coruña, Spain, as the son of Domingo Díaz de Castañón and Manuela Hernández de Miera, he belonged to a distinguished Spanish family established in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.[citation needed] He was married to María Dionisia Gómez Soriano, daughter of José Gómez Soriano and Cayetana Tadea Torres.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Manuel Flores Mora, Maneco, parlamentario, periodista, escritor, historiador, crítico literario. República Oriental del Uruguay, Cámara de Representantes. 1986.