Manuel Dorrego

Manuel Dorrego
Interim Governor of Buenos Aires Province
In office
29 June 1820 – 20 September 1820
Preceded byMiguel Estanislao Soler
Succeeded byMartín Rodríguez
Governor of Buenos Aires Province
In office
13 August 1827 – 1 December 1828
Preceded byJuan Gregorio de Las Heras
Succeeded byJuan Lavalle
Personal details
Born11 June 1787
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Empire
Died13 December 1828(1828-12-13) (aged 41)
Navarro, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
NationalityArgentine
Political partyFederal
Alma materReal Universidad de San Felipe
ProfessionMilitary
Military service
AllegianceUnited Provinces of the Río de la Plata
UnitArmy of the North
Battles/warsSecond Upper Peru campaign

Manuel Dorrego (11 June 1787 – 13 December 1828) was an Argentine statesman and soldier. He was governor of Buenos Aires in 1820, and then again from 1827 to 1828.