Alejo Carmen Guzmán

Alejo Carmen Guzmán

15.° Governor of Córdoba
In office
24 April 1852 – 27 June 1855
Preceded by Manuel López
Succeeded by Roque Ferreyra
Personal details
Born 1815
Córdoba, Argentina
Died 1884
Córdoba, Argentina
Political party Federal
Profession Lawyer

Alejo del Carmen Guzmán (Córdoba, 1815 – Córdoba 1884), was a lawyer and politician from Argentina and governor of Córdoba Province.

He was a member of the Federal Party in his province during the administration of Manuel López. When news of the Battle of Caseros arrived, the governor named him General Minister.

When the revolution of April 1852 started, he was named governor by the leaders of the rebellion, but he did not rely on them as much as he relied on the more numerous Federals. When General José María Paz, at the end of that year marched to Córdoba to form a Unitarian Party in the interior of the country, he sent advance parties and announced he would arrest the previous governor (Lopez).

Guzman supported the policies of president Urquiza.

He left office in June 1855 to Roque Ferreyra, but continued being head of the Federal Party in the province. He was a Representative to Congress and later Senator. He became a Representative to Conress again after the Battle of Pavón, and lead the Federal Party. He was later Dean of the National University of Córdoba for several years and director of a Catholic group during the presidency of Julio Argentino Roca.

Preceded by
José Victorio López
Governor of Córdoba
1852-1855
Succeeded by
Roque Ferreyra

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