Bartolomé Saravi


Bartolomé Saraví Melo was an Argentine army officer and politician, hero of the Argentine War of Independence. He served as General Minister of La Rioja Province, Argentina in 1847.

Biography

He was born in Buenos Aires and baptizedon October 3, 1797 in the Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción, being his parents Ramón Saraví and Margarita Melo, members of a traditional family in the city. His father was killed while defending the city against the English during the first British invasions of the River Plate.
Bartolomé Saravi did his elementary studies in Colegio Nacional de Monserrat, and completed his tertiary studies at the University of Córdoba. Besides serving heroically during the war of Independence, he took part of the Argentine civil war. In 1840, he was deposed of the position of Judge of the Fortin de Carmen de Areco by Hilario Lagos, loyal to the cause of Argentine Confederation. In 1847, the Governor of La Rioja, Vicente Mota appointed him to occupy the post of Minister General of the Province.

Family

Bartolomé Saraví was a resident of the town of Carmen de Areco, where he was married to Simona Blanco Biaus, daughter of Ramón Blanco and Basilia Biaus, belonging to a family of landowners. He and his wife were parents of distinguished local politicians, including Fermín Saravi, a Captain of the Argentine army, who was married Faustina Canavery, daughter of Joaquín Canaverys and María Ana Bayá, belonging to a family of Irish, Catalan and Creole roots.
Mariano Saraví who served in the municipal committee of Pilar, was married to Juana Hardy, daughter of Pilar Sosa and Tomás Hardy, an English immigrant.
Federico Saraví Blanco, who was married to Luisa Walker Serrano, daughter of an Irish immigrant, and sister of Abraham Walker, a colonel of the Argentine army.