Antonio Felipe Díaz (1789–1869) was a Uruguayan general and politician, who participated in the Argentine War of Independence and the Guerra Grande in the Banda Oriental.[citation needed] He was also a writer and journalist, author of several newspapers, including El Correo Nacional and El Defensor de la Independencia Americana.[citation needed]

Antonio Felipe Díaz
Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of the Gobierno del Cerrito
In office
1843–1851
PresidentManuel Oribe
Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of Uruguay
In office
1838–1838
PresidentManuel Oribe
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born
Antonio Felipe Díaz de Castañon y Hernández

March 26, 1789
A Coruña, Spain
DiedSeptember 12, 1869
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyPartido Nacional
SpouseMaría Dionisia Gómez Soriano
RelativesEduardo Acevedo Díaz
(grandson)
Occupationarmy
politician
writer
journalist
Professionmilitary man
Military service
AllegianceSpanish Empire Spain — until 1810
Argentina United Provinces of the River Plate
Estado Oriental del Uruguay
(1828-1838)
Argentine Confederation Argentine Confederation
(1838-1843)
Cerrito Government
(1843-1851)
Uruguayan Republic
Years of service(1807-1865)
Battles/warsBritish invasions of the River Plate
Battle of Las Piedras
Cisplatine War
Great Siege of Montevideo

He briefly served as a cabinet minister during the presidency of Manuel Oribe in 1838, during his term as president of the Cerrito,[1] serving as Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of Uruguay.[citation needed]

Born in La Coruña, Spain, as the son of Domingo Díaz de Castañón and Manuela Hernández de Miera, he belonged to a distinguished Spanish family established in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.[citation needed] He was married to María Dionisia Gómez Soriano, daughter of José Gómez Soriano and Cayetana Tadea Torres.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Manuel Flores Mora, Maneco, parlamentario, periodista, escritor, historiador, crítico literario. República Oriental del Uruguay, Cámara de Representantes. 1986.