José Segundo Roca

{{Short description|Argentinian military personnel}}

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| birth_name = Joseph Segundo Roca y Tejerina

| birth_date = {{birth year|1800}}

| birth_place = San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

| death_date = {{death year and age|1866|1800}}

| death_place = Corrientes, Argentina

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| resting_place = La Recoleta Cemetery

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| spouse = Agustina Paz de Roca

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| children = Alejandro Segundo Roca
Ataliva Roca
Julio Argentino Roca
Celedonio Roca
Fermín Agustín Roca
Alejo Agustín Roca
Marcos Roca
Rudecindo Roca
Marcelina Francisca Roca

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(1816-1828)
23px Ejército Unitario
(1829-1842)
{{flagicon|Argentine Confederation}} Argentine Confederation
(1852-1861)
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentine Republic
(1861-1866)

| branch =Argentine Army

| serviceyears = 1816-1866

| rank = Colonel

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| battles = Battle of Cerro de Pasco
Battle of Jauja
Battle of Pichincha
Battle of Zepita
Battle of Junín
Battle of Ombú
Battle of Ituzaingó
Battle of Camacuá
Battle of Las Palmitas
Battle of Márquez Bridge
Battle of La Ciudadela
Battle of Pavón

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José Segundo Roca (July 1, 1800 – March 8, 1866) was an Argentine colonel. He took part in the second Upper Peru campaign,{{cite book |last= |first= |date=1998|title=Primera campaña de la sierra en Perú, 1820: memorias del coronel Segundo Roca|trans-title= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0a5HAAAAMAAJ&q=jose+segundo+roca|language= |location= |publisher=Segundo Roca|isbn=9789507940361}} and died during the War of the Triple Alliance.{{cite book |last= |first= |date=1898|title=Reseña biográfica del Coronel José Segundo Roca: guerrero de la Independencia, del Brasil y del Paraguay|trans-title= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7yuxPgAACAAJ&q=jose+segundo+roca|language= |location= |publisher=Juan M. Espora|isbn=}}

He was born in Tucumán, the son of Pedro Roca, born in Tarragona, and María Antonia Tejerina, a Creole from Tucumán. He was married to Josefa Agustina Paz, daughter of Juan Bautista de Paz and María Plácida Pereyra, belonging to a distinguished family. He and his wife were the parents of numerous children, including General Julio Argentino Roca, who was twice President of Argentina.{{cite book |last= |first= |date=1888|title=Episodios nacionales|trans-title= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eyo0AQAAIAAJ&dq=jose+segundo+roca&pg=PA183|language= |location= |publisher=Juan Manuel Espora|isbn=}}

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