Francisco Pelliza
Francisco Pelliza | |
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Birth name | Francisco de Paula Pelliza y Molina |
Born |
1792 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata |
Died |
1879 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Allegiance |
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Rank | Sergeant major |
Battles/wars |
British invasions of the River Plate Argentine War of Independence |
Francisco Pelliza (1792-1879) was an Argentine military, patriot officer who fought in the Argentine War of Independence.[1]
Biography
Francisco Pelliza was born in Buenos Aires, son of Luis Pelliza and María Molina, descendant of Domingo Pelliza, Genoese merchant who had traveled to Spain in 1738.[2] And of Domingo de Acassuso, (Military born in Biscay) founder of San Isidro.[3]
Francisco Pelliza married at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, on September 12, 1812, with María de los Santos Fernández, they had a daughter Manuela Pelliza (born in 1812), married Sinforoso Camilo Canaveris on August 17, 1826 in Santos Lugares. Her husband was the son of Manuel Canaveris, a Lieutenant of the Regiment of Patricians.[4]
Military career
Francisco Pelliza began his military career after the first British invasions of the River Plate, in the Regiment of Patricians.[5] During the wars for independence, he served in the Army of the North (Spanish: Ejército del Norte) commanded by Manuel Belgrano.[6] On 14, November 1813, Pelliza was taken prisoner at the Battle of Ayohuma. He was imprisoned until 1820, when he was released in a prisoner exchange by General José de San Martin. In 1821, Pelliza was promoted to Captain,[7] serving in the Escolta de Húsares.[8]
Francisco Pelliza retired from the Army with the rank of Sergeant major.[9]
References
- ↑ Prisioneros de guerra: memorias de las Casasmatas del Callao (1813-1820). Juan Isidro Quesada, Francisco Pelliza, Gerónimo Espejo.
- ↑ Los pobladores de Buenos Aires y su descendencia, Hialmar Edmundo Gammalsson
- ↑ "Del Pago de la Costa al San Isidro actual: la obra de dos vascos". Fundación Vasco Argentina Juan de Garay.
- ↑ "Aportes biogenealógicos para un padrón de habitantes del Río de la Plata - Hugo Fernández de Burzaco y Barrios - Google Books". Books.google.com.ar. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ Revista, Volume 17, Issues 200-203, Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- ↑ Formación castrense de los hombres de armas de Belgrano - Aníbal Jorge Luzuriaga, Julio Arturo Benencia - Google Books. Books.google.com.ar. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ Estado militar en 1820: i.e. mil ochocientos veinte -1822 i.e. mil ... - Google Books. Books.google.com.ar. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ↑ Obra gubernativa y epistolario de San Martín, Volume 13, Part 1. Comisión Nacional del Sesquicentenario de la Independencia del Perú.
- ↑ Estudios sobre historia argentina: biografías y ensayos, Volume 2. Juan Isidro Quesada.