Manuel Vicente Maza

Manuel Vicente Maza (Born in 1779 in Buenos Aires - died June 27, 1839) was an Argentine lawyer and federal politician. 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... BUE redirects here. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Even though Maza was born in Argentina, he finished his university studies in Law at the Universidad de Santiago in Chile. Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) (Spanish: University of Santiago, Chile) is one of the oldest public universities in Chile. ...

As the independence movement from Spain grew in South America, Maza was taken prisoner in Lima, by that time the centre of the Viceroyalty of Peru, and later spent time in reclusion in Buenos Aires, released in 1815. That year he started his political activity as head of the Civil Commission of Justice of Buenos Aires, bringing about the justice administration regulation named after him. In 1816 he served as mayor at the Buenos Aires Cabildo. In the following years he developed a friendship and political relationship with Juan Manuel de Rosas. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Nickname: City of the Kings Location within Lima Province Coordinates: Department Lima Province Lima Province Settled 1535 Mayor Luis Castaneda Lossio Area    - City 804. ... Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) contained most of Spanish-ruled South America until the creation of the separate viceroyalties of New Granada (now Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá and Venezuela, the last-named previously in the Viceroyalty of New Spain) in 1717 and Río... Buenos Aires Cabildo The Buenos Aires Cabildo (Spanish:Cabildo de Buenos Aires) was the public building in Buenos Aires that was used as government house during the colonial times of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, and currently operates as a museum. ... General de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas (born Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio, 1793-1877) was a conservative Argentinian politician who ruled Argentina from 1829 to 1852. ...

During the 1820s Maza became widely involved in political activity. He was sent to exile for the first time in 1823 because of his participation in the uprising against Martín Rodríguez, and then again in 1829 to Bahía Blanca for rising up against Juan Lavalle. Plaza Rivadavia Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south east of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, head town of Bahia Blanca Partido. ... Juan Galo Lavalle (born on October 17, 1797 in Buenos Aires – died on October 9, 1841 in San Salvador de Jujuy) was an Argentine military figure and statesman. ...

When Rosas returned to power, Maza assumed an important role in Rosas' government. At the meeting with José María Paz in Córdoba, Maza accompanied Rosas, when they suffered an assassination attempt. José María Paz General Brigadier José María Paz y Haedo (born September 9, 1791 in Córdoba – died October 22, 1854 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine military figure, notable in the independence of Argentina. ... Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Suquía River, about 700 km west-northwest from Buenos Aires. ...

With Rosas gone in 1832, Maza was named Chief Minister by Juan Ramón Balcarce, but a year later he took part in the movement that demanded Balcarce's resignation. He also took part in the following brief administration of Juan José Viamonte. Juan Ramón González de Balcarce (March 16, 1773 - November 12, 1836) was an Argentine military leader and politician. ... Juan José Viamonte González (February 9, 1774 - March 31, 1843) was an Argentine general in the early 19th century. ...

In 1834, and after several potential candidates refused to take the government of the Buenos Aires Province, Maza, as president of the legislature, was designated interim governor. In February 1835 he sent Facundo Quiroga as mediator in the conflict between the governors of the provinces of Salta and Tucumán. As Quiroga was assassinated on his way back to Buenos Aires, Maza was forced to resign on March 7; Rosas once again became governor on April 13. The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Juan Facundo Quiroga (1790–1835) was an Argentine leader who supported federation. ... Argentina is subdivided in 23 provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 federal district (capital federal). ... Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ...

Maza went back to the legislature in spite of the growing confrontations with Rosas that started during Maza's term in the government. He was also designated as judge in the trial to the Reinafé brothers, accused of Quiroga's assassination.

In June 1839 Maza's son, coronel Ramón Maza, was taken prisoner, suspected of a conspiracy against Rosas. Manuel Vicente Maza was assassinated on June 27 by a group of men armed with knives who surprised him in his office, presumed to be while Maza was writing a letter to Rosas, begging for his son's life. Hours after Manuel Vicente Maza's assassination, his son Ramón was executed in his cell under Rosas' orders. Ramon's mother, Manuel Vicente's wife, committed suicided short after. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ...

Manuel Vicente Maza's assassination is often considered the first of a series of crimes by La Mazorca, in an attempt to eliminate Rosas' potential enemies.