▁a ▁year ▁before , ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁directed ▁to ▁Ál vare z ▁Thomas . ▁He ▁declared ▁having ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁ch est , ▁a ▁lung , ▁and ▁his ▁right ▁leg . ▁A ▁later ▁letter ▁to ▁S arr ate a ▁confirmed ▁his ▁situation , ▁and ▁specified ▁that ▁it ▁started ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁The ▁gravity ▁of ▁his ▁condition ▁led ▁the ▁doctor ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Pa ula ▁River o ▁to ▁diagn ose ▁an ▁advanced ▁dro ps y . ▁Bel gr ano ▁returned ▁to ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁where ▁he ▁died . ▁He ▁was ▁em bal med ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Red head ▁and ▁Juan ▁S ull ivan . ▁S ull ivan ▁performed ▁the ▁aut ops y ; ▁it ▁revealed ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁fluid ▁in ▁multiple ▁ed emas ▁and ▁a ▁tum or ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁ep ig ast rium . ▁The ▁li ver ▁and ▁s ple en ▁had ▁grown ▁beyond ▁normal ▁levels , ▁there ▁were ▁ham art omas ▁in ▁the ▁kid ne ys , ▁and ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁l ungs ▁and ▁heart . ▁ ▁Family ▁tree ▁ ▁Father ' s ▁side ▁ ▁Mother ' s ▁side ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Political ▁thought ▁Manuel ▁Bel gr ano ▁had ▁a ▁vast ▁intellectual ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁most ▁important ▁topics ▁of ▁his ▁age . ▁He ▁studied ▁in ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Revolution s , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁vers atile ▁poly gl ot , ▁capable ▁of ▁understanding ▁Spanish , ▁English , ▁French , ▁Italian , ▁and ▁some ▁ind igen ous ▁languages . ▁This ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁read ▁many