Florencio Monteagudo


Florencio Monteagudo was an Argentine military man who took part in military expeditions against the Indians in Patagonia, that took place during the Conquest of the Desert.

Biography

He was born in Dolores, Buenos Aires Province, the son of Capt. Juan Florencio Monteagudo and Isabel Valdivieso, belonging to an illustrious Creole family. He was married to Dolores Tejedor, daughter of Gerónima Monterroso and Martín Tejedor, the brother of Carlos Tejedor, governor of Buenos Aires between 1878 and 1880.
Monteagudo began his military career in 1873, as a 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. In 1879 he served as sergeant major, in the second division of the army under the command of Colonel Nicolás Levalle, who managed to besiege the caciques Agneer and Querenal, during the battle of Choique Mahuida in Añelo, Neuquén Province.
Florencio Monteagudo participated in the defense of the national government during the uprising of the Governor of Buenos Aires Carlos Tejedor against Nicolas Avellaneda. He served in command of the Regimiento 12° de Caballería de Línea, taking an active part in the Battle of Olivera.