Juan Ramón González de Balcarce | |
Office: | 5th Governor Intendant of Buenos Aires Province |
Term Start: | 30 July 1818 |
Term End: | 12 November 1818 |
Predecessor: | José Rondeau |
Successor: | Eustaquio Díaz Vélez |
Office2: | 7th Governor Intendant of Buenos Aires Province |
Term Start2: | 17 March 1819 |
Term End2: | 9 February 1820 |
Predecessor2: | Eustaquio Díaz Vélez |
Successor2: | Matías de Irigoyen |
Order3: | 3rd |
Office3: | Governor of Buenos Aires Province |
Term Start3: | 6 March 1820 |
Term End3: | 11 March 1820 |
Predecessor3: | Manuel de Sarratea |
Successor3: | Manuel de Sarratea |
Order4: | 14th |
Office4: | Governor of Buenos Aires Province |
Term Start4: | 17 December 1832 |
Term End4: | 4 November 1833 |
Predecessor4: | Juan Manuel de Rosas |
Successor4: | Juan José Viamonte |
Birth Date: | 16 March 1773 |
Death Date: | 12 November 1836 (aged 63) |
Death Place: | Concepción del Uruguay |
Party: | Federalist |
Battles: | British invasions of the Río de la Plata |
Juan Ramón González de Balcarce (16 March 1773 – 12 November 1836) was an Argentine military leader and politician.
Juan was the older brother of Antonio González de Balcarce and of Marcos González de Balcarce. He fought against the British in 1807, and in the 1812–1813 military campaign in Upper Peru under General Manuel Belgrano. He was governor of Buenos Aires from 1818 to 1820. Under the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, he served as the defense minister. In 1832, he was again elected governor of Buenos Aires. On 11 October 1833, the city was filled with announcements of a trial against Rosas. A large number of gauchos and poor people made a demonstration at the gates of the legislature, praising Rosas and demanding the resignation of Balcarce. The troops organized to fight the demonstration mutinied and joined it. The legislature finally gave up the trial, ousted Balcarce and replaced him with Juan José Viamonte. Balcarce was imprisoned and died in exile in Concepción del Uruguay.