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'''General José Ignacio de Gorriti''' (1770 &ndash; 9 November 1835) was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] statesman, soldier and lawyer. He was a representative to the [[Congress of Tucumán]] which on 9 July 1816 [[Argentine Declaration of Independence|declared the Independence of Argentina]].

Gorriti was born in [[Jujuy]] to Feliciana Coeto and Ignacio de Gorriti Navarro, members of the local gentry. He and his brother, [[Juan Ignacio de Gorriti]] (later a prominent priest and lawmaker), studied at the [[Colegio Nacional de Monserrat|Montserrat School]] in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]]. In 1788 he entered the [[University of Chuquisaca]], graduating in canonical and civil law. He was forced to return to Jujuy on the death of his father to look after the family and their interests. In 1802 he married Facunda Zuviría.

In 1810, following the [[May Revolution]], Gorriti became an active and vocal supporter of the revolutionary cause. He campaigned with the Army of the North and alongside General [[Martín Güemes]], and was subsequently elected by a grateful [[Salta]] to the [[San Miguel de Tucumán|Tucumán]] Congress, serving in 1816 for the declaration. When the Congress moved to [[Buenos Aires]] in 1817, he resigned to continue to work in Salta with Güemes. He had a distinguished role in the campaign, organising the [[gaucho]] cavalry and in 1820 won a key battle against the royalists.

Gorriti was made governor of [[Salta Province]] in 1822 and served with distinction, having a second term between 1827 and 1829. He had several further military successes both against [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] forces and against the [[Federales (Argentina)|Federals]] under [[Juan Facundo Quiroga]]. Quiroga's later success, however, obliged him to go in exile to [[Bolivia]], where he died penniless with many children.

Gorriti's daughter was [[Juana Manuela Gorriti]], the writer, who married future Bolivian President, [[Manuel Isidro Belzu]].

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