Emilio Conesa

Emilio Conesa (1821-1873) was an Argentine military figure who was notable for his service being described as outstanding in the Argentine Civil Wars and in the Paraguayan War.

Biography Conesa was the son of José Antonio Conesa and Eustaquia de Casas, a couple that had recently arrived in Buenos Aires from Spain, fleeing the disorders of the Trienio Liberal.

He participated in the campaign of Juan Lavalle against Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1840 and made the campaign to the north of his country under his command, participating in the battles of Quebracho Herrado and Rodeo del Medio. After fleeing to Chile, he went into exile in Montevideo. He was an officer of the Argentine forces in the Uruguayan Civil War and for a short time he fought in Corrientes under General José María Paz.

He participated in an expedition to the southern borders in 1857, and participated in the battles of Sol de Mayo, Cristiano Muerto and Pigüé. He was in charge of the army in the capital during the campaign of the Battle of Pavón and the following campaigns against the interior. Was devoted to the war against the Indian a few months, until he was elected national deputy in 1862. Some time later he expelled the caudillo Simón Luengo from the city of Córdoba, who had overthrown federal governor Mateo Luque and reinstated him in government.

In 1868 he mobilized the Army from the interior to the province of Santa Fe, with the intention of replacing the overthrown Mitrista governor Nicasio Oroño, but the attempt failed. That same year he was elected national deputy for Buenos Aires. There are also streets with the name of Conesa in other localities, such as in the district of Lomas de Zamora, Province of Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario.