Ángel Galup


Ángel Galup was an Argentine military man, who served as Lieutenant in the Regimiento N° 4 de Infantería. As commander of this regiment he took an active part in the events that led to the May Revolution.

Biography

Galup was born in Maldonado, the son of Gabriel Bacigalupe Alfaro and Inés Rodríguez Sardinha. He used the surname of his stepfather José Manuel Galup, a Genoese of Catalan roots, who had served like legal representative of Aimé Bonpland. His half brother was the lieutenant colonel, Don Pedro Rafael Galup, who participated in the War of Independence.
During the English invasions of 1806 and 1807 he participated in the defense and reconquest Buenos Aires, serving as second lieutenant in the Escuadrón de Carabineros Carlos IV. He was promoted to lieutenant of the same battalion by its heroic action. In 1810 Galup, adheres to the May Revolution cause. That same year, he served under orders of the Colonel Ignacio Álvarez Thomas.
In 1816 Ángel Galup, was appointed military commander in Ranchos, Buenos Aires, participating in military expeditions against the Indians.