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unusual facts about Güemes: la tierra en armas



José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda

Between December 25, 1748, the date of the foundation of Llera, and 1755, he founded over twenty towns or villages and a number of missions in the colony, including Santander, Soto la Marina, Güemes, Camargo, Reynosa, Mier, and Revilla south of the Rio Grande, and Laredo and Nuestra Señora de los Dolores hacienda north of the Rio Grande.

Juan Felipe Ibarra

He formed a division under the command of Colonel José María Paz, intended to form part of the expedition to Upper Peru had Güemes had planned,

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

He also directed films about icons of Argentine history and culture: Martín Fierro (1968), about the main character of Argentina's national poem; El Santo de la Espada (1970), about General José de San Martín; and Güemes: la tierra en armas (1971), about Martín Miguel de Güemes.

Salta Province

Antonio Alice's painting, La muerte de Güemes, which received a Gold Medal at the Centenary Exposition, is on display at the offices of the Salta Provincial Government.


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