'Eduardo Pérez Bulnes' (
1785-10-12–
1851-03-03) was an
Argentine statesman. He was a deputy to the
Congress of Tucumán which on
9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina.
Pérez Bulnes was born in
Córdoba into a landowning family and was educated at the
Monserrat School. He was a member of the Córdoba ''
cabildo'' and served as head of police.
He was elected to represent Córdoba in the
Tucumán Congress and served for the declaration in 1816. Along with his Córdoba colleagues, he was one of the few federalists in the Congress, speaking for a system of strong autonomous provinces. He was a supporter of the federalist
José Gervasio Artigas and was one of two deputies who declined to follow the Congress to
Buenos Aires.
Pérez Bulnes also represented Córdoba in the general congress of 1826. He worked with
General Paz when he took over Córdoba's government, retiring from public life after Paz's fall.
References
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Profile by the
House of Tucumán