▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C ór dob a , ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁ch airs ▁of ▁the ology ▁and ▁philosophy ▁ 1 7 8 3 - 1 7 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁taught ▁the ology ▁and ▁physics ▁at ▁the ▁Francis can ▁convent . ▁ ▁His ▁teach ings ▁are ▁preserved ▁at ▁the ▁convent ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁in ▁Ju ju y . ▁ ▁Rodríguez ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁patri ots ▁and ▁revolution aries ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁even ▁dedic ating ▁a ▁poem ▁to ▁the ▁slaves ▁who ▁helped ▁defend ▁the ▁city ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁invas ions . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁friend , ▁teacher ▁and ▁prote ctor ▁of ▁Mar iano ▁Mor eno . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁library ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Jun ta , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 4 ; ▁yet , ▁despite ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁revolution , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁provincial ▁superior ▁of ▁the ▁Francis can ▁Order . ▁ ▁Rodríguez ▁became ▁provincial ▁minister ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁shortly ▁after . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁and ▁edited ▁the ▁assembly ' s ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁to ▁the ▁T uc um án ▁Congress ▁in ▁