Gerónimo Salguero de Cabrera y Cabrera

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Gerónimo Salguero de Cabrera y Cabrera (1774–1847-02-25) was an Argentine statesman and lawyer. He was a deputy to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.

Salguero de Cabrera y Cabrera was born in Córdoba to an important local family - a relative Diego Salguero de Cabrera had been bishop of Arequipa. He was educated at the Monserrat School and graduated in civil law in 1796 at the University of San Carlos, both in Córdoba.

Salguero de Cabrera was minister for production in the provincial government of José Javier Díaz. He was elected to represent Córdoba in the Tucumán Congress and served for the declaration in 1816. Along with his Córdoba colleagues, he was one of the few federalists in the Congress, speaking for a system of strong autonomous provinces [1].

In 1819, Salguero de Cabrera was appointed treasurer if the Casa de la Moneda (mint of Buenos Aires. He served as attorney in the appeals chamber in Córdoba.

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