Juan Esteban Pedernera (December 25 1796 – February 1 1886) was interim President of Argentina during a brief period in 1861.Born in 1796 in San Luis Province he studied in a Franciscan monastery when young and left his studies to join the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers being summoned by José de San Martín to fight in the War of Independence against Spanish rule. In 1815 he fought in the Battles of Chacabuco and Battle of Maipú in Chile; and then in the campaign to liberate Peru.
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1861-12-12
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1861-11-05
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1796-12-25
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San Luis Province, San José del Morro, San_Jos%C3%A9_del_Morro_San_Luis
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