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  2. Luis de Rosas - Wikipedia

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    Luis de Rosas (died January 25, 1642) was a soldier who served as the ninth Spanish Governor of New Mexico from 1637 until 1641, when he was then imprisoned and assassinated. During his administration, de Rosas clashed with the Franciscans , mainly because of his handling of the indigenous Americans , whom he forced to work for him or sold them ...

  3. Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata - Wikipedia

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    The repercussion of the battle of Vuelta de Obligado modified the international perception of the conflict in La Plata. Hood had also promoted an end to the conflicts because Rosas had suspended the payment of the Argentine foreign debt to Britain as long as Britain maintained the blockade, and a long conflict would harm the finances of the ...

  4. Desert Campaign (1833–1834) - Wikipedia

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    The Desert Campaign (1833–1834) was a military campaign in Argentina led by Juan Manuel de Rosas against the indigenous people of the southern Pampas and northern Patagonia. The campaign was later followed by the Conquest of the Desert , which took place in the 1870s and 1880s.

  5. French blockade of the Río de la Plata - Wikipedia

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    The French blockade of the Río de la Plata was a two-year-long naval blockade imposed by France on the Argentine Confederation ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas. It closed Buenos Aires to naval commerce. It was imposed in 1838 to support the Peru–Bolivian Confederation in the War of the Confederation, but continued after the end of the war.

  6. Alonso de Pacheco y Herédia - Wikipedia

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    Pacheco was sent to New Mexico to punish people suspected of having killed Governor Luis de Rosas. He set foot in the provincial capital in the fall of 1642. However, he hid the reasons that brought him to New Mexico, since the reasons were confidential. He developed an investigation to find the culprits, which took him several months. [2]

  7. Navajo Wars - Wikipedia

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    This party did not linger around Acoma because the Querechose who carried on trade with the Pueblo were known to come to their aid in times of conflict; 1630: Fray Benevides arranges a peace between the Tewas and Navajo. 1638: Governor Luis de Rosa encourages Navajo to raid the missions of his political enemy the Franciscan friars.

  8. Freemen of the South - Wikipedia

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    The unitarian émigrés focused their actions in Montevideo, where they helped Fructuoso Rivera to overthrow President Manuel Oribe, with the support of the French.Joined in turn by the new Uruguayan government, they dedicated themselves to overthrowing Rosas, and employed all sorts of efforts against him, from editing newspapers critical of their government to organizing and financing anti ...

  9. Battle of Caseros - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Caseros (Spanish: Batalla de Caseros; Portuguese: Batalha de Caseros) was fought near the town of El Palomar, Argentina, on 3 February 1852, between forces of the Argentine Confederation, commanded by Juan Manuel de Rosas, and a coalition consisting of the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay.