Tomás Canavery

Tomás Onésimo Canavery
Personal details
Born February 14, 1839
Buenos Aires, Argentine Confederation
Died September 13, 1913
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place La Recoleta Cemetery
Nationality Argentine
Profession Ecclesiastical
Religion Catholicism
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Tomás Onésimo Canavery (1839–1913) was an Argentine Catholic priest and military chaplain.[1] He participated in the War of the Triple Alliance, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the same battlefield by General Juan Andrés Gelly y Obes.[2]

Biography

Tomás Canavery in 1908, during a tribute to the fallen of the War of Paraguay
Pantheon of the warriors of Paraguay - La Recoleta Cemetery

Born in Buenos Aires, at the age of 13 years, Canavery participated in the Battle of Caseros, as Sub-lieutenant. Later he was ordained a priest in the seminary of San Lorenzo.[3] He served as a military chaplain during the Paraguayan War, for his heroic behavior was promoted to Lieutenant colonel.[4] Canavery was present at the battles of Yatay, Battle of Tuyutí, Battle of Curupayty and Battle of Lomas Valentinas, occurred on December 27, 1868.[5] Finished the war he was added to troops who occupied the city of Asunción.[6]

In 1880, Tomás Canavery was chaplain of the Policía de la Capital.[7] Some time later, he was appointed as first chaplain of the government of Chaco.[8] In 1881, he was holder in the municipalidad of Ramallo,[9] city where he also served as parish priest.[10] He was also dedicated to teaching, was preceptor of school in the town of Burzaco,[11] and served as director of primary school in the city of Ramallo.[12]

Tomás Canavery was personal friend of Bartolomé Mitre,[13] and Ricardo Gutiérrez (doctor in medicine), his comrade during the War of the Triple Alliance.[14]

Family

Tomás was the son of Tomás José Canaverys and Macedonia Castillo, sister Josefa Castillo, wife of Florencio Rondeau (grandson of Juan Bautista Rondeau). Tomas Canavery was brother of Ángel Canavery and uncle of Enrique Mosconi.[15]

His grandparents were Mariano Canaverys and Tiburcia Sosa Ravelo,[16] both grandparents had dedicated to teaching, Mariano Canaverys was tutor in Escuela de la Piedad (the primary school in the city), and together with his wife had opened a private school in the city of Olivos, one of the first private institutions in the town of Olivos. Like all schoolmasters of the time, Mariano was instructed by James Diego Thompson, arrived in Buenos Aires to apply modern techniques of education created by Joseph Lancaster.[17]

Some sources suggest as a possible descendant of Irish.[18] His great-grandfather Juan Canaverys, was employed in the Court of Auditors of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Tomás Canavery was the priest who conducted the wedding of Juan Emiliano O'Leary (father of Juan O'Leary) and Dolores Urdapilleta, event celebrated on February 3, 1870 in Villa Hayes.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Revista, Volume 38, Issues 462-467. Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
  2. ↑ Revista, Volumen 38,Números 456-461. Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina)).
  3. ↑ Efemérides argentinas, 1492-1966, Volume 1. Fermín Vicente Arenas Luque.
  4. ↑ Enrique Mosconi. Planeta. 2001.
  5. ↑ Boletín, Volumen 17. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas.
  6. ↑ Juan Emiliano O'Leary, escritor y maestro. Juan Emiliano O'Leary, Raúl Amaral.
  7. ↑ Historia de la Policía Federal Argentina: orígenes y evolución, Volume 5. Francisco L. Romay.
  8. ↑ La Diocesis de Resistencia: Un Obispado de Frontera(1878-1957). Helga Nilda Goicoechea.
  9. ↑ Registro oficial de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province), Buenos Aires (Argentina : Province). 1884.
  10. ↑ Historia de San Nicolás de los Arroyos: Sus prohombres, sus hijos consulares, sus vecinos destracados. José E. de la Torre.
  11. ↑ Origen y formación del partido y pueblo de Almirante Brown (Adrogué) 1750-1882. Jorge P. Fumiére.
  12. ↑ Revista de educación, Volumen 5, Ministerio de Educación
  13. ↑ Historia argentina contemporánea, 1862-1930: Historia de las provincias y sus pueblos. 2 v. Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina).
  14. ↑ Nueva historia eclesiástica argentina: del Concilio de Trento al Vaticano II. Juan Carlos Zuretti.
  15. ↑ Mosconi, general del petróleo. Raúl Larra.
  16. ↑ Genealogía, Issues 13-15. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas.
  17. ↑ Buenos Aires, 1800-1830 [i.e. mil ochocientos a mil ochocientos treinta]: Educación y asistencia social. Equipos de Investigación Histórica (Buenos Aires, Argentina), César A. García Belsunce, Susana R. Frías.
  18. ↑ Irlandeses en La Pampa gringa: curas y ovejeros. Roberto E. Landaburu.
  19. ↑ Escritos paraguayos, Volume 1, Raúl Amaral
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