Nicolás Rodríguez Peña

Nicolás Rodríguez Peña (born April 30, 1775 in Buenos Aires , † December 3, 1853 in Santiago ) was an Argentine politician .

Career

Nicolás Rodríguez Peña received his education at the Colegio Real in San Carlos . In 1795 he began his military career as a cadet in the Regiemento Fijo de Caballeria in Buenos Aires. Since he had no desire to continue his military career, he devoted himself to trade after leaving the army and from then on worked as a businessman . He operated u. a. a soap factory in Buenos Aires.

In 1810 he was one of the leaders of the so-called May Revolution . Peña was briefly governor of La Paz . In February 1811 he returned to Buenos Aires and took the place of Mariano Moreno in the First Junta. As early as April 1811, however, he was overthrown by a revolution, removed from office and exiled. In October 1812 he became a member of the Second Triumvirate through the so-called October Revolution .

The Constituent Assembly of Argentina appointed him President of the State Council, the consejo de Estado, after the October Revolution . In 1814 he became the first governor of the eastern provinces, the provincia oriental . From 1815 he worked together with General San Martín to build an army in the Andes .

He spent the last years of his life in exile in Chile . He died in Santiago de Chile in December 1853.

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personal data
SURNAME	Rodríguez Peña, Nicolás
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Argentine politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 30, 1775
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buenos Aires
DATE OF DEATH	December 3, 1853
Place of death	Santiago