Mariano Acha

Mariano Acha
Governor of San Juan Province, Argentina
In office 14 August 1841 – 21 August 1841
Preceded by	Nazario Benavídez
Succeeded by	José Manuel Quiroga Sarmiento
Personal details
Born	(1799-11-11)11 November 1799 Buenos Aires
Died	16 September 1841(1841-09-16) (aged 41) Jarilla, San Luis Province, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Occupation	Soldier
Known for	Battle of Angaco

Mariano Acha (11 November 1799 - 16 September 1841) was a soldier who fought in the Argentine Civil Wars.

On 20 March 1841 the four hundred men led by Colonel Mariano Acha were surprised by troops under General Nazario Benavídez and scattered.^[1] In the Battle of Angaco on 16 August 1841, Acha defeated Benavides.^[2] Acha defended San Juan against the forces supporting Juan Manuel de Rosas, but after 48 hours surrendered on 22 August 1841. On 21 September 1841 he was executed.^[3] Although he had surrendered on condition that his life would be spared, he was shot dead by a firing squad. Acha's body was decapitated and his head displayed for public view.^[4]

References

Citations

1. Marley 2008, p. 734.
2. Quiroga Lavie 2006, p. 182.
3. Garibaldi & Dumas 1861.
4. Horner 1845, p. 156.

Sources

• Garibaldi, Giuseppe; Dumas, Alexandre (1861). Garibaldi: an Autobiography. Routledge, Warne, & Routledge. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
• Horner, Gustavus R. B. (1845). Medical topography of Brazil and Uruguay ... Lindsay & Blakiston. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
• Marley, David F. (2008-02-28). Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-100-8. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
• Quiroga Lavie, Humberto (2006). Secretos y Misterior de Hombres y Mujeres. Humberto Quiroga Lavié. p. 116. GGKEY:12J79KSSJ0C. Retrieved 2012-11-11.