author
Pedro Andrés García
1758–1833
A Spanish-born military officer, explorer, and geographer, he built a long career in the Río de la Plata and later backed the May Revolution. He is especially remembered for his writings on the frontier and for helping document the landscape and politics of a changing region.
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Diario de un viage a Salinas Grandes, en los campos del sud de Buenos Aires
by Pedro Andrés García
Diario de la expedicion de 1822 a los campos del sud de Buenos Aires Desde Moron hasta la Sierra de la Ventana
by Pedro Andrés García, José Maria de los Reyes
Nuevo plan de fronteras de la provincia de Buenos Aires, proyectado en 1816
by Pedro Andrés García
About the author
Born in Reocín, Cantabria, on April 25, 1758, Pedro Andrés García de Sobrecasa spent much of his life in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, where he served as a military officer and public official. He later supported the May Revolution and became part of the turbulent political world of early nineteenth-century Buenos Aires.
He is also remembered as a geographer and observer of the frontier. His reports and travel writings, including work connected to Salinas Grandes, are valued for the way they describe territory, settlement, and life on the edges of colonial and early national society.
García died in Buenos Aires on April 21, 1833. Today, he stands out as a figure who linked military service, exploration, and writing, leaving behind a record that helps modern readers understand the Río de la Plata during a period of major change.