This is the grave of Juan Manuel de Rosas. Born in 1793 in Buenos Aires, Rosas grew up extremely wealthy as part of the Spanish colonial elite. He would only get wealthier. The family had a place in BA but mostly lived on their ranches, where they control hundreds of workers. Rosas had early interest in military matters. In 1806, the British tried to invade Buenos Aires, though not that hard, and the young Rosas was part of the resistance, passi…
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