Benjamín Villafañe (March 31, 1814 – June 6, 1893) was an Argentine military leader. Born in Tucuman, he fought against
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confedera ...
during the
Argentine Civil War
The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place in the territories of Argentina from 1814 to 1853. Beginning concurrently with the Argentine War of Independence (1810–1818), the conflict prevente ...
, and escaped to Bolivia after the death of
Juan Lavalle
Juan Galo Lavalle (; 17 October 17979 October 1841) was an Argentine military and political figure from the Unitarian Party.
Early life and education
Lavalle was born in Buenos Aires to María Mercedes González Bordallo and Manuel José Laval ...
. He returned to Buenos Aires after the defeat of Rosas in the
battle of Caseros
The Battle of Caseros (; ) was fought near the town of El Palomar, Argentina, on 3 February 1852, between forces of the Argentine Confederation, commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas, and a coalition consisting of the Argentine provinces of Entre ...
. He died in Jujuy.
1814 births
1893 deaths
Unitarianists (Argentina)
People from San Miguel de Tucumán
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