Ángel Galup

Ángel Galup
Born 1780s
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Died 1840s
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Allegiance Argentina
Service/branch Argentine Army
Rank Sergeant major.[1]

Ángel Galup (c.1780-1840s) was an Argentine military, Captain in the Cántabros Montañeses regiment during the May Revolution.[2]

Biography

Galup was born in Buenos Aires, son of José Manuel Galup, born in Genoa, but of Catalan origin.[3] His father had been legal representative of Aimé Bonpland.[4] In 1806 and 1807 he participates in the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions.[5] In 1810 Galup, adheres to the May Revolution cause. That same year, he served under orders of the Colonel Ignacio Álvarez Thomas.[6]

In 1816 Ángel Galup, was appointed military commander in Ranchos, Buenos Aires, participating in military expeditions against the Indians.[7]

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