For Argentine Lawyers Only - Special Card Honoring Mariano Moreno

This card bears Moreno's portrait and the Argentine stamp issued on Dec 31, 1944, honoring him. Well known to all Argentines but not so well known outside Argentina.

Here is a biography: Moreno lived 1778-1811. He became prominent as legal counselor to the royal audiencia and to the cabildo of Buenos Aires. His condemnation of the Spanish colonial system and his advocacy of liberal economic principles attracted attention. A leader in the revolution of May, 1810, which deposed the Spanish viceroy, he was secretary of the first revolutionary governing junta and exerted a significant influence. He founded on June 7, 1810 the Gazeta de Buenos Aires and, as editor, championed in its columns his democratic, reform ideas. In 1810 he founded the national library. His liberal policy provoked a conflict with the conservatives, who, in spite of his opposition, admitted provincial deputies to the junta; Moreno resigned (Dec., 1810). His resignation checked the democratic movement in the Rio de la Plata and initiated a protracted struggle between Buenos Aires and the country provinces. Appointed to a diplomatic mission abroad, he sailed for Europe (Jan., 1811) and died at sea.

We have mounted the card in a heavy plastic stand for protection and easy viewing.

Argentine Lawyer Card
Item # N500 - $25