bˈɔːɹn ɪn bwˈeɪnɑːs ˈaɪɹɪz tə ɹˈuːfaɪnə ænd fˈɜːmɪn ɹədɹˈiːɡɛz, hiː ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ɐ ɹˈæntʃ ænd mˈænɪdʒd ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks.
Born in Buenos Aires to Rufina and Fermín Rodríguez, he inherited a ranch and managed the estate until 1806.