Juan Antonio Lavalleja

Juan Antonio Lavalleja (c.1786-1853) was an Uruguayan revolutionary. He led the Thirty-Three Immortals during Uruguay's Declaration of Independence from Brazil in 1825. After Uruguay's independence in 1827, Lavalleja sought the presidency as a rival to Fructuoso Rivera, who won. In protest to his loss, Lavalleja staged revolts. He was part of a triumvirate chosen in 1852 to govern Uruguay, but died before serving.