the Colorados ("Red"), he fought on the side of the latter and served as their war minister. He was killed in 1844 during the Great Siege of Montevideo. See also List of heads of state of Argentina List of presidents of Uruguay External links Short biography (in Spanish). Longer biography, also in Spanish. 1773 births 1844 deaths People from Buenos Aires Argentine people of French descent Uruguayan independence activists People of the Argentine War of Independence Argentine generals Governors of Buenos Aires Province Supreme Directors of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata Foreign ministers of Argentina Uruguayan politicians Argentine military personnel killed in action Defence ministers of Uruguay Ambassadors of Uruguay to Argentina 19th-century Argentine military personnel Burials at the Central Cemetery of Montevideo