Matías de Irigoyen (25 February 1781 – 20 September 1839) was an

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soldier and politician.

Life

Matías Ramón de Irigoyen de la Quintana was born in (

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, Argentina, on 25 February 1781. His parents were Ignacio Irigoyen Echenique (c. 11 March 1728 – 17 February 1787) and Francisca de la Quintana Riglos (24 Sep 1734 – 14 June 1815). He was the second of 13 children. His older brother was

Miguel de Irigoyen Miguel Remigio de Irigoyen (2 October 1764 – 11 June 1822) was an Argentine soldier, interim governor of Buenos Aires, and police chief during the period when Argentina was gaining independence from Spain. Family Miguel Remigio de Irigoyen de ...

(2 October 1764 – 11 June 1822). He travelled to Spain as a child, entered the navy in his youth, and was wounded at the

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in 1805. He returned to

in 1809 and took part in the

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in 1810. Irigoyen was the first ambassador named by the revolutionary government, to be posted in Europe. After passing through

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, where he met the British ambassador,

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, he traveled to London. After a relatively short stay he returned to Buenos Aires. Between 18 and 20 April 1815 he was part along with

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and

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, of the short-lived Third Triumvirate, after the ousting of the Supreme Director

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. The naming of

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as Supreme Director ended this Triumvirate. From October 1815 to 1816 he was designated Captain of the Port of Buenos Aires. From 1817 to 1820 he served as Minister of War and Navy for the

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, during the governments of

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and Juan Pedro Aguirre y López. Matías de Irigoyen died in Buenos Aires on 20 September 1839.

Legacy

The

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named a ship after him, the aviso ARA ''Comandante General Irigoyen''; now a museum ship.Inauguraron el buque museo “Comandante General Irigoyen” – Gaceta Marinera

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