Baldomero Lamela Luengo

Baldomero Lamela (1838-1901) was an Argentine army officer, who took part in the Argentine Civil Wars and War of the Triple Alliance.[1] He also had an active participation in the Conquest of the Desert, serving under the command of the General Julio Argentino Roca, during the expeditions in southern Argentina.[2]

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Baldomero Lamela Luengo
Personal details
BornSeptember 10, 1838
Salto, Buenos Aires
Died1901
Buenos Aires
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
NationalityArgentine
Spouse(s)Elvira Canavery
OccupationArmy
ProfessionMilitary man
Signature
Military service
Allegiance State of Buenos Aires
(1855-1860)
Argentine Confederation
(1860-1861)
Argentine Republic
Branch/serviceArgentine Army
Years of service1855-1899
RankColonel
CommandsGuardia Nacional
Battles/warsBatalla de Cepeda
Batalla de Pavón
Batalla de Cañada de Gómez
Guerra de la Triple Alianza
Conquista del Desierto
Batalla de Olivera

Biography

He was born in Salto, Buenos Aires Province, the son of Baldomero Lamela and Saturnina Luengo, belonging to a distinguished family. He did his studies in the Colegio del Uruguay, and began his military career serving under General Juan Madariaga, with whom he took part in the military actions of the Correntinos army and the State of Buenos Aires against the troops of Justo José de Urquiza in Concepción del Uruguay. In 1859, he served under the orders of General Bartolomé Mitre participating in the Battle of Cepeda.[3]

In 1860 he joined the army of the Argentine Confederation, taking part in the Battle of Pavón under General José María Francia in 1861.[4]

He took an active part in the War of the Triple Alliance, where he served as a Field Assistant to the General Mitre. After the war ended, he served as head of the National Guard at the Fortin de Carmen de Areco. He held the position of Juez de Paz of that town in 1878.[5]

He also participated in Conquest of the Desert, serving under General Roca in the 1879 campaign to the Rio Negro. In 1880 he took part of the National troops against the insurrection of the Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires Carlos Tejedor, [6]

Baldomero Lamela was promoted to Colonel in August 1886. He retired from the army in 1899 after serving for 44 years.[7]

Family

Baldomero Lamela Luengo was married to Elvira Canavery Ceballos, born in 1850 in Carmen de Areco, daughter of Joaquín Canavery, who served as mayor of Carmen de Areco for several periods,[8] and María Ceballos, who worked as a Rural Teacher in the Escuela de niñas del Fortín de Areco, the first educational center for girls in that town.[9]

His daughter Otilia Lamela Canavery, was married to Gabriel Lagleyze Gastellu,[10] son of Pierre Lagleyze and Justine Gastellu, belonging to a distinguished family from the South of France.[11]

His father belonging to the Federal Party had participated in various military campaigns waged against the Unitarian Army. His grandfather Cirilo Luengo, was a soldier who had participated in the War of Independence.[12]

References
  1. Revista del Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas Juan Manuel de Rosas, Issues 38-41. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas Juan Manuel de Rosas. 1995.
  2. El malón en el sur de Córdoba. Edilio Ricardo Pigatto. 1979.
  3. Album de la guerra del Paraguay, Números 1-2. Buenos Aires. 1893.
  4. El misterio de Pavón: las operaciones militares y sus consecuencias políticas. Isidoro J. Ruiz Moreno. 2005. ISBN 9789506201722.
  5. Registro oficial de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Provincia. 1876.
  6. Album de la guerra del Paraguay, Números 1-2. Buenos Aires. 1893.
  7. Registro nacional, Imprenta de "El Nacional", 1899
  8. Registro oficial de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Province. 1876.
  9. Colección completa de leyes del estado y provincia de Buenos Aires desde 1854 a 1929. Federico Ketzelman, Rodolfo F. de Souz. 1931.
  10. Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 1917 1ra sección. República Argentina.
  11. La salúd en Buenos Aires: II Jornadas de Historia de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires : realizadas los días 19, 20 y 21 de agosto de 1985. Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 1988.
  12. Diario de sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores, Argentina. Congreso de la Nación. Senado de la Nación, 1915
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