Miguel Belgrano


Miguel José Belgrano was an Argentine poet, writer, journalist and teacher. He served as Rector of the Colegio de Ciencias Morales of Buenos Aires.

Biography

He was born in Buenos Aires, belonging to the distinguished family of Domingo Belgrano, a rich merchant of Genoese origin and María Josefa González, born in the city. After having completed his elementary studies in the Colegio San Carlos, he moves to Spain entering to serve as a Guardia Corps, and taking part in the actions of El Ferrol against the English in 1800. On his return to Buenos Aires, he wrote Rasgo histórico poético, a composition on the occasion of the English invasions.
In 1820, Belgrano was a French language teacher at the Colegio de la Unión del Sud. Time later he was appointed as rector of the same establishment renamed as Colegio de Ciencias Morales, where his students attended the English and French classes.
Miguel Belgrano married twice, first in Madrid to María de Bazán, and second in the Buenos Aires Cathedral with his relative Flora Dominga Ramos Belgrano, daughter of Ignacio Ramos Villamil and Juana Belgrano González.