Conrado Villegas (February 3, 1841 – April 26, 1884) was an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
general in the 1880s during the presidency of
Julio Argentino Roca. He is famous for his campaigns in
Neuquén and
Río Negro during the
Conquest of the Desert to subdue the
indigenous population in the south of Argentina. The town of
General Villegas, in the northwest of
Buenos Aires Province
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bears his name.
Argentine generals
Conquest of the Desert
1841 births
1884 deaths
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