Pedro Medrano

Pedro de Medrano y Cabrera[1] (26 April 1769 – 3 November 1840) was a Uruguayan-born Argentine statesman, poet and lawyer.

He studied in Buenos Aires and at the Colegio Montserrat de Córdoba and gained his doctorate in law at the University of Charcas, becoming known as a brilliant orator.

[5] The Buenos Aires branch of the Medrano family resided in Villa de Navarrete, La Rioja, from ancient times.

This family has extensive ancestry and descendants in the Río de la Plata region, South America.

Pedro returned to Buenos Aires to begin his early education and later continued his studies at the Colegio de Monserrat in Córdoba, which he entered in 1781.

Medrano's political career advanced when he was elected deputy for Buenos Aires to the Assembly of the Year XIII on October 3, 1812.

[2] In 1814, he was part of a diplomatic mission led by Manuel Belgrano to Spain for the restoration of King Ferdinand VII.

In 1829, he was appointed to the consultative Senate by General Viamonte but resigned due to disagreements over the institution's political direction.

His works include the political romance "Carta de Celio a Armesto," which criticized unitarians and the December 1, 1828, revolution.

[2] Politically, he was a supporter of the Federalist Party and a personal friend of Juan Manuel de Rosas.

His funeral took place on November 25 at the Cathedral, led by his brother, Bishop Mariano de Medrano.