Qualla: Battle of San Roque https://qualla.com/battle-of-san-roque en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:39:57 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of San Roque https://qualla.com/battle-of-san-roque Battle of San Roque: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-san-roque/ The battlefield is gone. When the reservoir behind the San Roque dam fills, the ground where two Argentine armies clashed in 1829 disappears beneath the water that today carries jet skis and tour boats past the resort town of Villa Carlos Paz. In a drought year, when the lake drops far enough, the shore gives up old coins, musket balls, and uniform buttons - the scattered remains of a half-hour of combat that changed who governed Córdoba. The fight on 22 April 1829 was the Battle of San Roque, and it was the first of four straight victories that would make General José María Paz the most feared commander of his era.

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]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/d/6/j/battle-of-san-roque-wp/6d6j-battle-of-san-roque-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of San Roque: A Quarrel Between Comrades https://qualla.com/battle-of-san-roque/ The two men facing each other had once fought side by side. Juan Bautista Bustos had governed Córdoba since the Arequito Revolt of 1820, the uprising in which Paz also took part. Their friendship curdled over a betrayal Paz never forgave: he believed Bustos had broken faith with ...

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]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/d/6/j/battle-of-san-roque-wp/6d6j-battle-of-san-roque-a-quarrel-between-comrades.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of San Roque: The General with One Arm https://qualla.com/battle-of-san-roque/ Paz was a soldier of unusual discipline and cunning, and he was unmistakable. A musket ball had shattered his right arm years earlier on a reconnaissance ride, crippling it for life and earning him the name El Manco - the One-Armed. He could no longer wield a saber, yet he had be...

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]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/d/6/j/battle-of-san-roque-wp/6d6j-battle-of-san-roque-the-general-with-one-arm.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of San Roque: Half an Hour https://qualla.com/battle-of-san-roque/ Paz attacked before any answer came back from the truce talks - it is likely Bustos still believed the fighting paused. The federalist governor had little battlefield experience, and what victories he had won came from defending fixed positions, so he simply waited behind his gun...

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]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/d/6/j/battle-of-san-roque-wp/6d6j-battle-of-san-roque-half-an-hour.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of San Roque: The Best General of His Time https://qualla.com/battle-of-san-roque/ Bustos escaped to shelter with Quiroga, abandoning the province he had ruled for nine years. A month later the two returned for revenge, occupying the western hills and marching on the capital again - and Paz beat them again, at the Battle of La Tablada. He went on to win four ma...

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