Antonio González de Balcarce

Antonio González de Balcarce (June 24, 1774 – August 15, 1819) was an Argentine military commander in the early 19th century.

In 1816, he served as the Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ad interim, and became the Major General of the armed forces the following year under the government of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón.

According to historian William Denslow, Antonio Balcarce was a member of the well-known masonic lodge Lautaro.

[2] He took part in the crossing of the Andes to Chile and was San Martín's second-in-command during the battles of Cancha Rayada and Maipu.

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