Pedro Francisco de Uriarte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Argentine politician
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Place of Birth: Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina
About Pedro Francisco de Uriarte
- Pedro Francisco Uriarte (June 29, 1758 – August 30, 1839) was an Argentine statesman and priest.
- He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina. Uriarte was born in Santiago del Estero and was taught at the local Convent of San Francisco.
- He studied arts and theology at the Jesuit University of CĂłrdoba, and was ordained in 1782, becoming a sub-deacon in 1783, becoming a priest the same year.
- In 1786 he became chaplain in Buenos Aires of the Santa Casa de los Ejercicios.
- In 1793 he became parish priest of Loreto. Uriarte was elected to represent Santiago del Estero in the Tucumán Congress and served for the declaration in 1816.
- When the Congress was dissolved in 1820, he and his colleagues were imprisoned as traitors.
- He returned to his parish of Loreto for the rest of his life.
- He died whilst giving mass for Saint Rosa of Lima and was buried in the church.
- His remains were rescued when a flood destroyed the building, and are now buried in the new church.
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