Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas

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Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas was an Argentine military leader and interim head of state during the early independence period who played a key role in the political process leading up to Argentina’s declaration of independence.

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Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas canonical 2

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instanceOf Argentine military officer
Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
human
politician
appliesTo term as Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
burialPlace La Recoleta Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
dateOfBirth 1787-02-15
dateOfDeath 1857-07-19
education military training in Buenos Aires militias
endTime 1816-04-16
era early 19th century
ethnicGroup Criollo
father Antonio Álvarez de Thomas
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf Army of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
militaryRank colonel
mother Gregoria de la Vega
movement Latin American wars of independence
notableFor being interim Supreme Director during the lead-up to the 1816 Declaration of Independence
opposition to the authoritarian government of Carlos María de Alvear
role in convening the Congress of Tucumán
notableWork Revolution of April 1815 in Buenos Aires
occupation soldier
statesman
participatedIn Argentine War of Independence
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
May Revolution political process
placeOfBirth Arequipa
Viceroyalty of Peru
placeOfDeath Argentine Confederation
Buenos Aires
politicalAlignment supporter of provincial autonomy within the United Provinces
positionHeld Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
interim head of state of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
religion Roman Catholicism
replaced Carlos María de Alvear
replacedBy Antonio González de Balcarce
Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
residence Buenos Aires
significantEvent led uprising that overthrew Supreme Director Carlos María de Alvear in April 1815
startTime 1815-04-21

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Congress of Tucumán convenedUnder Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas
Congreso de 1816 convenedBy Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas