Juan Agustín Maza, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Argentine politician
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Place of Birth: Mendoza, Argentina
About Juan Agustín Maza
- Juan Agustín Maza (4 May 1784 – 11 June 1830) was an Argentine statesman and lawyer.
- He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina. Maza was born in Mendoza and studied there, then received his doctorate in jurisprudence at the Royal University of San Felipe, Chile.
- He worked in Mendoza until the events of the May Revolution in 1810. In 1815, Maza was elected to the Cabildo of Mendoza and actively assisted José de San Martín.
- He was elected by Mendoza to the Tucumán Congress and served in 1816 for the declaration.
- After the Congress moved to Buenos Aires, he served as president of the body in November 1817.
- He resigned his mandate in 1818 and returned to his hometown to teach.
- In 1830, Videla Castillo was sent by General Paz to take charge of the government.
- Maza, a leading Federalist, left for the campaign, and was killed by natives at Chacay.
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