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| Places | Argentina | |
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| Birth | 7 November 1852, Dolores, Dolores Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| Death | 1900Buenos Aires, Argentina (aged 47 years) | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Florencio Monteagudo (1852-1900s) was an Argentine military officer. He participated in military expeditions during the Conquest of the Desert.
Military career
Florencio Monteagudo began his military career in 1873, as Lieutenant. He was sent to the village of Carhué, being a participant in the military expeditions, pre-conquest of the desert. Years later he intervened in the battle of Remecó (La Pampa). In 1879 he served as Sergeant major, in the second division of the army to orders Colonel Nicolas Levalle, who managed to besiege the caciques Agneer and Querenal, (two brave Indian of Namuncurá) during the battle of Choique Mahuida in Añelo, Neuquén Province.
In 1880, the Governor of Buenos Aires Dr. Carlos Tejedor took up arms against Dr. Nicolas Avellaneda, Monteagudo was appointed second in command of the 12th Cavalry Regiment, fighting in defense of the national government.
Florencio del Carmen Monteagudo, was the son of Juan Bautista Monteagudo y Echeverría (military) and Isabel Valdivieso (married on June 5, 1850). His wife was Dolores Tejedor, niece of the governor of Buenos Aires Carlos Tejedor.