José Canaveris

Juan José Canaveris
Birth name Juan Joseph Ramón Canaveris Jugluns
Born January 19, 1780
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Died October 1838
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Allegiance Argentina United Provinces of the River Plate
Rank Captain
Unit Quinteros and Labradores
Battles/wars British invasions of the Río de la Plata

Juan José Canaveris (1780-1838) was a Argentine army officer, notary, prosecutor and accountant of Buenos Aires.

Biography

José was born in Buenos Aires, the son Juan Canaveris (born in Italy) and Bernarda Esparza daughter of Juan Miguel de Esparza.

His wife was the porteña Agustina Denis, they had fathered several children born between 1801 and 1820.[1] A son, Juan Manuel Canaveris was prosecutor during in the early days of Government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, but then he was forced into exile in Montevideo.[2]

José Canaveris was descendant of a family of notaries and lawyers from Piedmont, that like his father were employees of the Court of Auditors.[3]

Career

With the help of his father, Jose began his career as a notary at the Court of Auditors, in the early of 1800s. During the British invasions of the Río de la Plata, he joined the criollas militias, where was assistant of the battalion of Quinteros and Labradores in 1807.[4] The January 13, 1809 the Supreme Junta of Seville decided on behalf of the king, reward the officers of the various organs of the militia, giving the rank of Captain to José Canaveris.[5] After the British invasion, Canaveris alternated military service with duties in the Cabildo as notary, accountant, and alcalde of barrack.[6] In 1820 was appointed official of the Junta de Representantes, and member of Comisaría de Guerra, (commissariat of war).[7] Canaveris also devoted much of his time to teaching, especially in the primary education. He had opened some schools in the city,[8] her brother Mariano Canaveris (1783-1840s) was a schoolmaster in Olivos, Buenos Aires Province.[9]

José Canaveris was involved in political conflicts between federales and unitarian, during a visit to Juan José Viamonte, Governor of Buenos Aires, a group of bandits had opened fire on the house of the governor. At that meeting of Viamonte and Canaveris, had also participated Miguel de Azcuénaga and Gervasio Espinosa.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Revista del Instituto de Estudios Genealógicos del Uruguay, Números 13-17, El Instituto, 1991
  2. ↑ Inventario de los fondos documentales del Archivo General de la Nación, Volúmenes 1-2, Uruguay. Archivo General de la Nación
  3. ↑ Raccolta degli atti del governo di S.M. il Re di Sardegna dall ..., Volume 1, By Sardinia (Kingdom)
  4. ↑ Tomas de razón de despachos militares, cédulas de premio, retiros, empleos civiles y eclesiásticos, donativos, etc., 1740 a 1821, G. Kraft, impresor, 1925
  5. ↑ Invasiones inglesas al Río de la Plata 1806-1807, Librería-Editorial Histórica E. J. Perrot, 2009
  6. ↑ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires, Talleres gráficos de la Penitenciaria nacional, 1930
  7. ↑ Tomas de razón de despachos militares, cédulas de premio, retiros, empleos civiles y eclesiásticos, donativos, etc., 1740 a 1821, Archivo General de la Nación (Argentina)
  8. ↑ Cuarto Congreso Internacional de Historia de América, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1966
  9. ↑ La escuela pública bonaerense hasta la caída de Rosas, Evaristo Iglesias
  10. ↑ Unitarismo, federalismo, rosismo, Ediciones Pannedille, 1972

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