Casimiro Alegre

{{Short description|Argentine politician and military man}}

{{Short description|Argentine politician and military man}}

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| honorific-prefix = '''[[Captain|Capitán]]'''

|name = Casimiro Alegre

| name = Casimiro Alegre

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| image = 1724blandengue01.jpg

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| caption = Image of Casimiro

|office1 = Alcalde of [[Magdalena, Buenos Aires|Magdalena]]

| office1 = Alcalde of [[Magdalena, Buenos Aires|Magdalena]]

|term_start1 = 1780

| term_start1 = 1780

|term_end1 = 1781

| term_end1 = 1781

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|predecessor1 = Joaquín Ortega

| predecessor1 = Joaquín Ortega

|successor1 = [[Pedro Nolasco Arroyo]]

| successor1 = [[Pedro Nolasco Arroyo]]

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|order3 = Alcalde of [[La Matanza Partido|La Matanza]]<br/>In office<br/>1790-1791<br/>1795-1796

| order3 = Alcalde of [[La Matanza Partido|La Matanza]]<br/>In office<br/>1790-1791<br/>1795-1796

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|order4 = Alcalde of [[San Vicente, Buenos Aires|San Vicente]]

| order4 = Alcalde of [[San Vicente, Buenos Aires|San Vicente]]

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|birth_name = Casimiro Alegre y Sosa

| birth_name = Casimiro Alegre y Sosa

|birth_date = 1741

| birth_date = 1741

|birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina

| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina

|death_date = 1825

| death_date = 1825

|death_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina

| death_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina

|resting_place= [[La Recoleta Cemetery|Cementerio del norte]]

| resting_place = [[La Recoleta Cemetery|Cementerio del norte]]

|spouse = Anastacia Espinosa y Ramírez

| spouse = Anastacia Espinosa y Ramírez

|party = [[Federalist Party (Argentina)|Federalist]]

| party = [[Federalist Party (Argentina)|Federalist]]

|signature = Casimiro Alegre, firma.jpg

| signature = Casimiro Alegre, firma.jpg

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|allegiance ={{flagicon|Spanish Empire|alt}} [[Spain]] — until 1810<br/>{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[United Provinces of the River Plate]]

| allegiance = {{flagicon|Spanish Empire|alt}} [[Spain]] — until 1810<br/>{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[United Provinces of the River Plate]]

|branch = [[Spanish Army]]<br/>[[Argentine Army]]

| branch = [[Spanish Army]]<br/>[[Argentine Army]]

|serviceyears = 1755–1817

| serviceyears = 1755–1817

|rank = [[Sergeant major]]

| rank = [[Sergeant major]]

|unit = [[Guardia of Juncal]] (1771–77)

| unit = [[Guardia of Juncal]] (1771–77)

|commands = 1° Compañía Milicias Urbanas of San Vicente

| commands = 1° Compañía Milicias Urbanas of San Vicente

|battles = [[First Cevallos expedition]]<br/>[[:es:Frontera indígena sur del Virreinato del Río de la Plata|Campaign of the Desert]]<br />[[British invasions of the River Plate]]

| battles = [[First Cevallos expedition]]<br/>[[:es:Frontera indígena sur del Virreinato del Río de la Plata|Campaign of the Desert]]<br />[[British invasions of the River Plate]]

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'''Casimiro Alegre''' (1741–1825) was an [[Argentine]] politician and military man, who had an outstanding participation during the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]] and [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata]], serving as alcalde of campaign in the Province of Buenos Aires,<ref>{{Citation |year= 1930|title=Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires|publisher=José Juan Biedma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wVILAAAAIAAJ&q=casimiro+alegre+buenos+aires}}</ref> and as Commandant in the [[Blandengues of the Frontier of Buenos Aires|Regiment of Blandengues of the Frontier of Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{Citation |year= 1967|title=Historia de Chascomús - Volumen1|publisher=Francisco L. Romay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLNoAAAAMAAJ&q=casimiro+alegre+frontera++buenos+aires}}</ref>

'''Casimiro Alegre''' (1741–1825) was an [[Argentine]] politician and military man, who had an outstanding participation during the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]] and [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata]], serving as alcalde of campaign in the Province of Buenos Aires,<ref>{{Citation |year= 1930|title=Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires|publisher=José Juan Biedma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wVILAAAAIAAJ&q=casimiro+alegre+buenos+aires}}</ref> and as Commandant in the [[Blandengues of the Frontier of Buenos Aires|Regiment of Blandengues of the Frontier of Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{Citation |year= 1967|title=Historia de Chascomús - Volumen1|publisher=Francisco L. Romay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLNoAAAAMAAJ&q=casimiro+alegre+frontera++buenos+aires}}</ref>