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

Family

Miguel Remigio de Irigoyen de la Quintana Riglos was born on 2 October 1764 in

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. His paternal grandfather was Juan Martín de Irigoyen, born in Azpilkueta in

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on 3 September 1689, deputy in

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, in 1734. Miguel's father was Ignacio Irigoyen Echenique, born in Azpilkueta on 11 March 1728, who held various civic offices in Buenos Aires including being mayor in 1763 and 1776. He died in Buenos Aires on 22 February 1784. His mother was Francisca de la Quintana Riglos, born in Buenos Aires on 26 September 1734. Her parents were Nicolás de la Quintana y Echevarría, born in

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on 24 September 1693, and Leocadia de Riglos y Gaeta, born in Buenos Aires on 29 June 1710. Miguel was the second of 13 children. His older brother was Juan Antonio Mariano Francisco Irigoyen de la Quintana (7 June 1761 – 4 May 1815). Younger siblings included Basilio Ignacio Irigoyen de la Quintana (14 June 1772 – 15 October 1833), María Petrona Irigoyen de la Quintana (19 October 1778 – 1829) and Matías Ramón de Irigoyen de la Quintana (25 February 1781 – 20 September 1839). On 22 December 1809 he married

Ana Estefanía Dominga Riglos Ana Estefanía Dominga Riglos Lezica, by marriage Ana Riglos de Irigoyen (3 August 1788 – 14 July 1870), was a Buenos Aires patrician, an Argentine patriot, wife of the soldier and police chief Miguel de Irigoyen Miguel Remigio de Irigoyen (2 ...

. They had no children.

Career

Miguel de Irigoyen joined the army as a guard of the dragoons (''portaguión de dragones'') in 1789. As a lieutenant of the Dragoons Regiment of Buenos Aires, he was made a knight of the

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in Buenos Aires in 1794. By 1807 he was a captain in the cavalry. He fought during the

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(1806–07), and was sent to Spain with

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (December 18, 1777 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentine ...

and Manuel José Obarrio Fernández to report on the events in Buenos Aires. He rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Miguel de Irigoyen attended the open Cabildo on 22 May 1810 and voted for

Cornelio Saavedra Cornelio Judas Tadeo de Saavedra y Rodríguez (September 15, 1759 in Otuyo – March 29, 1829 in Buenos Aires) was a military officer and statesman from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He was instrumental in the May Revolution, the firs ...

's proposal. He was appointed a police judge (''juez de policía'') when that position was created in 1811, a title that was changed to police superintendent (''intendente de policía'') in 1812. From 11 to 29 July 1816 Miguel Remigio de Irigoyen and Francisco Antonio de Escalada formed the Interim Governing Commission of the State pending the arrival of Juan Martín Mariano de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan as Supreme Director. In 1818 he was exiled to the guard of the Monte after forming a faction with

Manuel de Sarratea Manuel de Sarratea, (Buenos Aires, 11 August 1774 – Limoges, France, 21 September 1849), was an Argentine diplomat, politician and soldier. He was the son of Martin de Sarratea (1743–1813), of the richest merchant of Buenos-Aires and Tom ...

and

Juan Pedro Aguirre Juan Pedro Julián Aguirre y López de Anaya (October 19, 1781 – July 17, 1837) was an Argentine revolutionary and politician. Aguirre was born in Buenos Aires, on October 19, 1781, to parents Cristobal Aguirre Hordenana Lecue and Maria ...

. He was again appointed general police superintendent in 1820. In 1821 he was elected a member of the board protecting the freedom of the press. Miguel de Irigoyen died on 11 June 1822 in Buenos Aires. He is buried in the

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in Buenos Aires.

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