Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros

Argentine statesman and priest (1777–1849)

Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros (31 July 1777 – 7 April 1849) was an Argentine statesman and priest. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.

Castro Barros was born in Chuquis, Arauco Department, La Rioja Province, Argentina. As a child, he was taken to Santiago del Estero to study and in 1790 he went to Córdoba where he was taken under the wing of the rector of the University of Córdoba. He gained his doctorate in theology in 1800 and later that year he was ordained by Bishop Moscoso of Tucumán.

Castro Barros was elected to represent La Rioja in the 1813 Assembly replacing Ugarteche. In 1815, he was elected to the Tucumán Congress and served as president in May 1816 for the appointment of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón as Supreme Director. For the declaration on 9 July, he led the Tedeum mass that was celebrated to give thanks. He supported an Incan constitutional monarchy.

Later Castro Barros became rector of the University of Córdoba on three occasions and founded several primary schools. He lived in exile in the Banda Oriental from 1833 and then from 1841 in Chile, where he was rector of the Universidad de Chile.

A museum dedicated to Castro Barros is located in his birthplace, Chuquis.

References

(in Spanish) Profile by the House of Tucumán

Argentine War of Independence

Causes

Political ideas	Age of Enlightenment Carlotism Retroversion of the sovereignty to the people
Economy	The Representation of the Landowners
Events	British invasions of the Río de la Plata Peninsular War Chuquisaca Revolution La Paz revolution Mutiny of Álzaga May Revolution
Last viceroys	Rafael de Sobremonte Santiago de Liniers Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros Francisco Javier de Elío

Combatants

Campaigns & Theaters
Battles
Events

Argentine Combatants	Army of the Andes Army of the North Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers Regiment of Patricians
Campaigns & Theaters	Crossing of the Andes First Upper Peru campaign Second Upper Peru campaign Third Upper Peru campaign Liniers Counter-revolution Paraguay campaign Second Banda Oriental campaign
Major battles	Ayohuma Chacabuco Huaqui Maipú Martín García Salta San Lorenzo Suipacha Tacuarí Tucumán Vilcapugio
Other events	Argentine Declaration of Independence Arequito Revolt Cry of Asencio Jujuy Exodus Revolution of October 8, 1812 Yatasto relay

Leaders

Patriots

Military	Carlos María de Alvear Cornelio Saavedra José de San Martín José Gervasio Artigas Manuel Belgrano Martín Miguel de Güemes William Brown
Civilian	Bernardino Rivadavia Mariano Moreno

Royalists

Military	Santiago de Liniers Vicente Nieto
Civilian	Ferdinand VII of Spain Francisco Javier de Elío Martín de Álzaga

Governments

Primera Junta	Cornelio Saavedra Manuel Alberti Miguel de Azcuénaga Manuel Belgrano Juan José Castelli Domingo Matheu Juan Larrea Mariano Moreno Juan José Paso
Junta Grande	Cornelio Saavedra Juan José Paso Miguel de Azcuénaga Domingo Matheu Juan Larrea Manuel Alberti José Simón García de Cossio Juan Francisco Tarragona Manuel Felipe Molina Gregorio Funes José Julián Pérez Francisco de Gurruchaga Juan Ignacio de Gorriti José Antonio Olmos de Aguilera Manuel Ignacio Molina Marcelino Poblet José Ignacio Fernández Maradona Hipólito Vieytes Francisco Ortiz de Ocampo Pedro Francisco de Uriarte Nicolás Rodríguez Peña Feliciano Antonio Chiclana Atanasio Gutiérrez Juan Alagón Joaquín Campana
First Triumvirate	Manuel de Sarratea Feliciano Chiclana Juan José Paso Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
Second Triumvirate	Juan José Paso Nicolás Rodríguez Peña Antonio Álvarez Jonte José Julián Pérez Gervasio Posadas Juan Larrea
Supreme Directors	Gervasio Antonio de Posadas Carlos María de Alvear Juan José Viamonte José Rondeau Ignacio Álvarez Thomas Antonio González de Balcarce Juan Martín de Pueyrredón José Rondeau Juan Pedro Aguirre

Congresses

Assembly of Year XIII	Hipólito Vieytes Valentín Gómez Vicente López y Planes José Julián Pérez Pedro Agrelo José Moldes Juan Larrea Gervasio Posadas Carlos María de Alvear Tomás Antonio Valle Bernardo Monteagudo Mariano Perdriel José Fermín Sarmiento José Ugarteche Nicolás Laguna Juan Ramón Balcarce Agustín José Donado Pedro Vidal Ramón Eduardo Anchoris José Amenábar Francisco Argerich Antonio Suárez Cosme Damián Urtubey José Miguel de Cabrera Andrés Pardo de Figueroa José Mariano Serrano Ángel Mariano Toro Simón Díaz de Ramila Gregorio Ferreira Ramón Mariaca Pedro Ignacio de Rivera
Congress of Tucumán	Tomás de Anchorena Juan Agustín Maza José Antonio Cabrera Justo de Santa María de Oro José Ignacio Thames José Colombres Gerónimo Salguero Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros José Severo Malabia Mariano Sánchez de Loria Pedro Ignacio Rivera Pedro León Gallo Pedro Francisco de Uriarte Esteban Agustín Gazcón Pedro Miguel Aráoz Tomás Godoy Cruz Eduardo Pérez Bulnes Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante José Andrés Pacheco de Melo José Ignacio de Gorriti Manuel Antonio Acevedo Pedro Medrano Cayetano José Rodríguez José Darragueira Antonio Sáenz Juan José Paso José Mariano Serrano Mariano Boedo Francisco Narciso de Laprida