José Segundo Roca | |
Birth Name: | Joseph Segundo Roca y Tejerina |
Birth Place: | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |
Death Place: | Corrientes, Argentina |
Children: | Alejandro Segundo Roca Ataliva Roca Julio Argentino Roca Celedonio Roca Fermín Agustín Roca Alejo Agustín Roca Marcos Roca Rudecindo Roca Marcelina Francisca Roca |
Occupation: | army |
Profession: | military man |
Signature: | Segundo Roca, firma.jpg |
Allegiance: | United Provinces of the River Plate (1816-1828) Ejército Unitario (1829-1842) Argentine Confederation (1852-1861) Argentine Republic (1861-1866) |
Serviceyears: | 1816-1866 |
Rank: | Colonel |
Awards: | is not set --> |
José Segundo Roca (July 1, 1800 – March 8, 1866) was an Argentine colonel. He took part in the second Upper Peru campaign,[1] and died during the War of the Triple Alliance.[2]
He was born in Tucumán, the son of Pedro Roca, born in Tarragona, and María Antonia Tejerina, a Creole from Tucumán. He was married to Josefa Agustina Paz, daughter of Juan Bautista de Paz and María Plácida Pereyra, belonging to a distinguished family. He and his wife were the parents of numerous children, including General Julio Argentino Roca, who was twice President of Argentina.[3]