Portal:Argentina/Selected article/Month 10, 2010

Mariano Moreno (23 September 1778–4 March 1811) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist and politician. He played a decisive role in the May Revolution, which led to the declaration of independence of Argentina from Spain. Born in Buenos Aires in 1778, his father was Manuel Moreno y Argumosa, born in Santander, Spain, who had arrived in Argentina in 1776 and married María del Valle. They had fourteen children, Mariano being the firstborn...

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