Bernabe Araoz - Bernabe Araoz (1776 24 March 1824) was a governor of Tucuman Province in what is now Argentina during the early nineteenth century and President of the short-lived Republic of Tucuman.Araoz came from a wealthy and influential family in the northern province of Tucuman in the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata and was a leader of the local militia.In 1810 he supported the May Revolution in which the leaders in Buenos Aires declared independence from the Napoleonic regime in Spain.He played a decisive role in the crucial Battle of Tucuman fought in 1812 against the royalists and was made governor of his province.The political situation became confused by a violent dispute between the Unitarian and Federalist parties.The Unitarians wanted a centralized form of government while the Federalists with whom Araoz sided wanted greater local autonomy.The conflict degenerated into chaotic factional fighting at the same time as the struggle for independence.During a period when the central government had broken down Araoz declared that his province was a republic with himself as President.The next year he was deposed but later came back as governor for another term.He was deposed again forced into exile arrested brought back and executed without trial by a firing squad. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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