Ángel Canavery
Encyclopedia
Angel Mateo Canavery was a Lieutenant Colonel
of the Argentine Army
that was part of the call conquest of the desert
.
. He was part of the Argentine Army
in expeditions to the desert. Family of Irish
descent and traditions military , was the brother of Colonel Tomás Canavery, hero in battle, Valentinas Lomas, in the War of the Triple Alliance
, and María Juana Canavery, mother of General
Enrique Mosconi
.
He began his career in the army, fighting in 1873 against the army of Ricardo López Jordán
. In 1880 with the rank of first lieutenant, he accompanied the general Julio Argentino Roca
, the so-called conquest of the desert
. He was honored by the same chief Catriel
with a poncho. In the revolutions of 1880 and 1890 remained loyal to the authorities. In his military career had various destinations: Salta, Córdoba, San Luis, and in 1889 as a military attache in Italy
. He retired from the army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
. He died a July 20, 1916.
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
of the Argentine Army
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...
that was part of the call conquest of the desert
Conquest of the Desert
The Conquest of the Desert was a military campaign directed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca in the 1870s, which established Argentine dominance over Patagonia, which was inhabited by indigenous peoples...
.
Biography
Angel Mateo Canavery born September 21, 1850 in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. He was part of the Argentine Army
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...
in expeditions to the desert. Family of Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
descent and traditions military , was the brother of Colonel Tomás Canavery, hero in battle, Valentinas Lomas, in the War of the Triple Alliance
War of the Triple Alliance
The Paraguayan War , also known as War of the Triple Alliance , was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay...
, and María Juana Canavery, mother of General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Enrique Mosconi
Enrique Mosconi
Enrique Carlos Alberto Mosconi was an Argentine military engineer, who is best known as the pioneer and organizer of petroleum surveyance and exploitation in Argentina....
.
He began his career in the army, fighting in 1873 against the army of Ricardo López Jordán
Ricardo López Jordán
Ricardo Ramón López Jordán was an Argentine soldier and politician, one of the last influential "caudillos" in the history of Argentina...
. In 1880 with the rank of first lieutenant, he accompanied the general Julio Argentino Roca
Julio Argentino Roca
Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...
, the so-called conquest of the desert
Conquest of the Desert
The Conquest of the Desert was a military campaign directed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca in the 1870s, which established Argentine dominance over Patagonia, which was inhabited by indigenous peoples...
. He was honored by the same chief Catriel
Catriel
Colonia Catriel, or simply Catriel, is a town in the northern tip of the province of Río Negro, Argentina, near the border with La Pampa Province...
with a poncho. In the revolutions of 1880 and 1890 remained loyal to the authorities. In his military career had various destinations: Salta, Córdoba, San Luis, and in 1889 as a military attache in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He retired from the army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
. He died a July 20, 1916.
Link
- {Spanish} http://www.museoroca.gov.ar/articulosytrabajos/inmigracionhistoriaarte/biomosconi.pdf