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Antonio Felipe Díaz
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| Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of the Gobierno del Cerrito | |
| In office 1843–1851 |
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| President | Manuel Oribe |
| Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of Uruguay | |
| In office 1838–1838 |
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| President | Manuel Oribe |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | ? |
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Antonio Felipe Díaz de Castañon y Hernández
March 26, 1789 A Coruña, Spain |
| Died | September 12, 1869 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Partido Nacional |
| Spouse | María Dionisia Gómez Soriano |
| Relatives | Eduardo Acevedo Díaz (grandson) |
| Occupation | army politician writer journalist |
| Profession | military man |
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| Allegiance |  Spain — until 1810 United Provinces of the River Plate Estado Oriental del Uruguay(1828-1838)  Argentine Confederation(1838-1843) .svg){kind=small} Cerrito Government(1843-1851) Uruguayan Republic |
| Years of service | (1807-1865) |
| Battles/wars | British invasions of the River Plate Battle of Las Piedras Cisplatine War Great Siege of Montevideo |
Antonio Felipe Díaz (1789–1869) was a Uruguayan general and politician, who participated in the Argentine War of Independence and the Guerra Grande in the Banda Oriental. He was also a writer and journalist, author of several newspapers, including El Correo Nacional and El Defensor de la Independencia Americana.
He briefly served as a cabinet minister during the presidency of Manuel Oribe in 1838, during his term as president of the Cerrito, serving as Minister of Finance and of War and the Navy of Uruguay.
Born in La Coruña, Spain, as the son of Domingo Díaz de Castañón and Manuela Hernández de Miera, he belonged to a distinguished Spanish family established in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. He was married to María Dionisia Gómez Soriano, daughter of José Gómez Soriano and Cayetana Tadea Torres.
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In Spanish: Antonio F. Díaz para niños
