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José María Pinedo was a naval commander in the Navy of the United Provinces of the River Plate one of the precursor states of what is now known as Argentina. Although he took part in the Argentine War of Independence, the Argentine Civil Wars and the Cisplatine War, he is perhaps best known for failing to resist the British return to the Falkland Islands in 1833.
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Colonel José María Pinedo | |
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Born | (1795-06-21)June 21, 1795 Buenos Aires , Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
Died | February 19, 1885(1885-02-19) (aged 89) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Resting place | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Citizenship | Argentine |
Known for | Argentine War of Independence, Argentine Civil Wars, Cisplatine War, Re-establishment of British rule on the Falklands (1833) |
Spouse(s) | Wilhelmina y Igarzábal, Dolores y Igarzábal |
Parent(s) | Colonel José Agustín de Pinedo, Juana Albizuri y Echaurri |
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