July 18, 2009
He was awarded the tutoring and became his mistress.
was the father of six children of silence. When he confessed his love was too late.
could hardly have imagined Don Juan Manuel the consequences for his whole life would result in the defeat of Caseros.
February 1852 marked the beginning of the loss of all his powers, and was so devastating to him who had wealth and control since he opened his eyes to life.
fled the battle, as he signed his resignation in haste in what is now Plaza Garay, lost its political authority. She immediately confiscated all his property, which reduced him to lead an austere life in his farm in the English countryside. Manuela ended his tyranny just stepped on the floor of exile, she gave her heart to Terrero and put up house in London. Prerogatives of the lord and master of Eugenia Castro, when it is planted with a "no", fell demolishing its absolute influence on peers.
Eugenia Castro came to light in 1886 when his sons began lawsuit Roses by heredity. Your destination is defined, when at age thirteen, back in 1835, reached the governor's house, as stepdaughter, driven by the whims of his father, Colonel Juan Gregorio Castro, placed there by leaving his coaching orphan.
His life was spent as a servant with certain advantages, was a nurse in Encarnación Ezcurra in his later years, until Don Juan Manuel was captivated by his lively dark eyes, sexy physique, made her his lover and filled bastards.
This love had begun to 1839/1840, produced after the death of his wife. She told Tia, a daughter, the journalist Pineda, Eugenia Castro fell into the arms of the widower forced their will. And it is conceivable that very little chance this woman could have then probably loved him, rejecting his claims to live in the same house.
According to some data, she had already met the love with a nephew of the family who recognized the first of the daughters: Mercedes Costa. Then he began to give birth to children of Roses: the first Angela in 1840, and then Emilio Joaquin, Tia, Justina and Adrian.
before final transfer to Caserón family of Palermo, where the pregnancy progressed to Eugenie hid it there. Later as the children were added, relatives were knowing and accepting the situation. Juan Manuel could not afford to go public with this distraction to her widowhood, but part of it had leaked and opponents from Uruguay, were critical of Manuela force her to live under the same roof as his mistress.
The reality is that both women are not bothered, even had a good deal.
The "brothers" awakening the tenderness of Manuela, and then painted for an old maid, and not only corresponded with them until after the death of Eugenia, but says that once enjoined to return to parent I did get married to Eugenia.
Each had its task: Manuela Ambassador; Eugenia certain functions of a homemaker, taking care of the ailments of the governor, by shaving, cebándole mates, preparing for his cigars, sitting at his desk, walking together in the car with her brood.
Despite having a reign over the domestic life of Palermo, was known as "captive" because of the situation of detention in which he lived.
will not be met by restoring many women during the civil service, but all that surrounded him had decisive influence on him. And if any, maintained absolute discretion. Just if you know of being in love she felt for Juanita Sosa, the friend of his daughter, or Marcelina affair with Alen [1] , the mother of Hipólito Yrigoyen, that fueled the theory that the radical leader was the son of the restorer of the laws.
If all women who surrounded him were so influential, was that they were to be achieved. Strengthened the political position embodiment of the husband drive from the rear, with a will of steel, the strings of power. Manuelita with grace and insight, was the best "foreign minister", his confidant and right hand. But despite being both "Roses" and have these conditions, none of them had known the will but blonde Brig. "The Captive", however, that nothing had been, nothing had been decided for itself in the midst of the hurricane and leaves Rose with water in his hands.
Let's see how this was. Caused the defeat of Caseros, Juan Manuel and his family took refuge on a British ship, Eugenia was not among them. They did not see, but she, pregnant, have time to pack our bags and leave him in the hands of Terrero matters of inheritance that she belonged to his father, a house in the neighborhood of La Concepción, some money, and 21,000 pesos to go gift.
Life in England was not easy. Manuela, quickly married with Terrero. Juan Manuel began to write to his former lover, claiming with Angelita and Emilio were his favorite. The love of mother to other children, those who had not been called, puts the cards in the hands of Eugene, who chooses the destination: for himself the misery, loneliness Brig.
In subsequent correspondence, Rosas bitterly reproached his ingratitude, and even offers to raise money to send her to get along with all the shoots. It was later installed in your house Eugenia worked as a laundress, a maid, a nurse, joined another man and lost his health in the world by putting two other children.
raised her "bastards" in the most deprived, so that except for Tia who is said to possess natural manner "lady", all were illiterate and rustic. For irony, Adrian (digger in Lomas de Zamora) and Joaquin (sharecropper Buenos Aires province), were the picture of the father.
In 1876 she died as quietly as he had lived. A year later, Juan Manuel, through ocean, also shut its existence.
But what happened to the love life of former governor in the 25 years of his exile? Had dissipated, according to the testimony of his own son, ran after poor women live, accompanied by two buddies in bad sorts. Even found some solace in Mary Ann Mills, her maid.
However, the women in his life was gone, dead or distant, were ghosts that inhabited the pampas shadowing improvised on the countryside of Southampton.
[1] Leandro N Alem changed the spelling of the name, to differentiate themselves from their ancestor Alen, mazorquero of terrifying reputation.
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© Peña Southern History. Ana di Cesare, Geronimo Rombolá, Beatriz Clavenna
Internet version of the original article published in January 1994
Internet version of the original article published in January 1994
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