Ángel Canavery | |
|---|---|
 Tcnel. Ángel Mateo Canavery | |
| Agregado Militar in theKingdom of Italy | |
| In office 1889–1890 | |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Jefe del Detall of the Estado Mayor General del Ejército | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ángel Mateo Canavery Castillo 21 September 1850 Buenos Aires |
| Died | 20 July 1916 (aged 65) Buenos Aires |
| Resting place | Recoleta Cemetery |
| Political party | National Autonomist Party |
| Spouse | Mercedes Montero Rondó |
| Children | María Esther Canaveri (goddaughter) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Argentina |
| Branch/service |  Argentine Army |
| Years of service | 1870-1905 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Regimiento de Infantería de Línea Nº 1 |
| Battles/wars | Jordanist Rebellion Conquest of the Desert Revolution of 1880 Revolution of the Park |
Angel Mateo Canavery (1850–1916) was an Argentine military man, who participated in theConquest of the Desert under the command of GeneralJulio Argentino Roca.[1] He also took part against theMontoneras ofRicardo López Jordán (Rebelión jordanista), and againstCivic Union troops during theRevolution of the Park.[2]
He performed administrative tasks in theEstado Mayor General del Ejército, and like military attache in theItaly during the presidency ofMiguel Ángel Juárez Celman.[3]
He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Tomás Canaverys and Macedonia Castillo, belonging to a distinguished family ofFrench orIrish descent.[4] He did his primary and secondary studies in the city, and began his military career as second lieutenant in the 8th Infantry Battalion, to the orders of Lieutenant colonelTomas Elliot in 1873.[5]
He participating in the end of the Campaign against Ricardo López Jordán inEntre Ríos. Later he served in the military Garrison ofMercedes, province of Buenos Aires. He wasdischarged from the army for personal reasons in 1875.[6]
He was reincorporated into the ranks of the army in 1876,[7] serving in the Fuerte General Lavalle (currentGeneral Pinto) andPuan. In 1877, with the rank offirst lieutenant, he served in the 1st Line Regiment,[8] under orders ofTeodoro García andJulio Argentino Roca.[9]
During the military expeditions he participated in the assault on the tribes ofCatriel in "Treyco Grande" (La Pampa), and in the operations against the tribe ofNamuncura in Chiloé (La Pampa).[10] Later he took part in the Battle ofHucal Grande against the tribes ofCañumil andHuenchuquil (occurred in 1878).[11]
He took part in the military actions of 6 and 7 December 1878, in which the Argentine Army confronted the tribe of Namuncura inLihué Calel.[12] In 1879 he provide services in the garrison ofChoele Choel and participates in the actions commanded by Gral. Roca, on the banks of theRío Negro.[13] That same year he fell ill from a gallbladder condition, being cured by a femalehealer who had also attended General Teodoro García in Puan.[14]
He maintained a respectful deal with Aboriginal leaders who participated in the Conquest of the Desert, and also with the mainCaciques who fought against the Army troops during the Military Campaigns. According to some historians, Canavery would have been honored by chief Catriel with aponcho.[15]
After finishing his services in the Argentine south, Ángel Canavery returned to Buenos Aires, being promoted to captain on 1 April 1880.[16] A year later he served inSalta to the orders of Colonel García, until 5 June 1882.[17] That same year Canavery provides services in the Infantry Inspection, being promoted to major in 1886, and appointed asMilitary attaché from Italy in 1889.[18] Returning to Argentina a year later, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1890, serving in the Estado Mayor del Ejército.[19]
Between 1892 and 1895, Canavery was in charge of the military detachment ofSanta Catalina and served as commander of the detachments ofCórdoba andSan Luis until 1900.[20] In 1896, he went on to serve in thePlana Mayor Activa.[21]
He also intervened in civil-military conflicts in Argentina, including theRevolution of 1880 andRevolution of the Park, taking part in the main actions against the revolutionary troops.[22] He was appointed Jefe of Detall in charge of the office of the 1st. Argentine Army Corps in 1897 by decree of the then PresidentJosé Evaristo Uriburu.[23]
Until the middle of the 19th century the troops of the Argentine army had usedsabers andspears, and rifles of asingle shot. In 1879, the officers and soldiers of the army were equipped with modern weapons that includedRemington rifles,Carbines[24] andLefaucheux pistols,[25] used by Canavery during his military career.
He attended numerous meetings of the local aristocracy, including the held in the Circulo Militar in honor to GeneralJosé Ignacio Garmendia.[26] He was a member of theClub del Progreso, the firstgentlemen's club in South America.[27]
Ángel Canavery retired from the army in 1905 after serving thirty-five years of active service.[28]
Ángel Canavery was married on 3 April 1880 in the parishBasílica Nuestra Señora del Pilar to Mercedes Montero, daughter of Apolinario Montero and Julia Rondó Castillo, members of a distinguished family related toJosé Rondeau. His wife was related to Martín Matheu Diana and Rufina Rondó Castillo, belonging to the families ofJuan Bautista Rondeau andDomingo Matheu.[29]
She had an active participation in thecharitable activities of Buenos Aires, serving as president ofSociedad Protectora de Huérfanos de Militares,[30] an association founded on 12 July 1891.[31]
He had several brothers including, the ColonelTomás Canavery,[32] a hero of theBattle of Lomas Valentinas during the Paraguayan War. His nephew wasGeneralEnrique Mosconi Canavery, who had a brief stint in theGerman Army serving in the10th Battalion of Westphalia. A great-granddaughter of his sister Juana María Canavery, was married to a descendant ofLuis Vernet, governor of theIslas Malvinas in 1830.[33]
A large part of Angel Canavery's relatives served in the ranks of the army, taking part during theEnglish invasions, theWar of Independence, the Argentine andUruguayan Civil War and the Military Expeditions against the indigenous incursions.
His paternal grandfather Mariano Canaverys, whose father (Juan Canaverys) participated in theMay Revolution, was a teacher who served as lieutenant of the 1st squadron ofHussars of Pueyrredón, having an active participation in the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions. Outside of Argentina inNorth Italy andSouth France there are some records about members of the Canavery family associated with military campaigns, including the services rendered to theFrench Army during the Napoleonic period by Joseph Canavery, born inStura, Piedmont, who served as a rifleman of the Battalion Vélites ofTurin.[34]
He was a colleague of distinguished Argentine officers with whom he participated in various military campaigns, includingCarlos O'Donnell,Carlos Smith,Francisco Smith, Lorenzo Tock andAugusto Rouquaud. In 1902, he attended the funeral ofJuan de Dios Rawson, a lieutenant colonel who participated in theParaguayan War.[35]
Canavery and his wife did not have children, but were the godfathers of baptism of María Esther Canaveri, daughter of his relativesSaturnino Canaveri and Carmen Canavery.[36] His wife was godmother of María Cristina Mercedes Gorchs y Mosconi, baptized on 23 July 1899.[37]
In 1906 the national government authorized retired Lieutenant Colonel Ángel Canavery permission to make a trip to Europe.[38] He possibly traveled with his wife toMarseille orGenoa.[39]
Ángel Mateo Canavery Castillo died on 20 July 1916 in Buenos Aires.[40] His wife Mercedes Montero in the same city in 1930.[41]
