Deaths in the 1850s

Juan Martín de Pueyrredon

1777–1850 (age 73)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine military leader and statesman instrumental in the independence struggle and early republic.

Nicolás Rodríguez Peña

1775–1853 (age 78)

Recoleta Cemetery

Vicente López y Planes

1785–1856 (age 71)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine writer and poet whose works captured the spirit of independence and national identity.

Carlos María de Alvear

1789–1852 (age 63)

Recoleta Cemetery

William Brown

1777–1857 (age 80)

Recoleta Cemetery

Irish-born naval commander who founded and led the Argentine Navy during the independence period.

Manuel Moreno

1781–1857 (age 76)

Recoleta Cemetery

Ignacio Álvarez Thomas

1787–1857 (age 70)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine politician and military officer who served in key governmental and military roles during the early republic.

Claudio Mamerto Cuenca

1812–1852 (age 40)

Recoleta Cemetery

Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid

1795–1857 (age 62)

Our Lady of the Incarnation Cathedral, San Miguel de Tucumán

Argentine military officer from Tucumán who served in independence wars and regional consolidation.

José María Paz

1791–1854 (age 63)

Córdoba Cathedral, Argentina

José Colombres

1778–1859 (age 81)

Our Lady of the Incarnation Cathedral, San Miguel de Tucumán

Argentine politician who served in governmental positions during the early republican period.

Agustina Paz de Roca

1810–1855 (age 45)

Recoleta Cemetery

Eustoquio Díaz-Vélez

1782–1856 (age 74)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine military officer who served with distinction during independence wars and early republican period.

Luis Dorrego

1784–1852 (age 68)

Recoleta Cemetery

Flora Azcuénaga

1767–1850 (age 83)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine philanthropist who dedicated herself to charitable works and community welfare.

Pascual Urdapilleta

1780–1852 (age 72)

Recoleta Cemetery

Pedro Alcántara de Somellera

1774–1854 (age 80)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine lawyer and legal reformer of the early nineteenth century.

Prudencio Ortiz de Rozas

1800–1857 (age 57)

Recoleta Cemetery

Vicente Anastasio Echevarría

1768–1857 (age 89)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine diplomat who served his nation in international relations.

Juan Antonio Fernández

1786–1855 (age 69)

Recoleta Cemetery

Mateo Vidal

1780–1855 (age 75)

Recoleta Cemetery

Argentine writer and contributor to nineteenth-century literary culture.

María Sáez de Vernet

1800–1858 (age 58)

Recoleta Cemetery

Aimé Bonpland

1773–1858 (age 85)

Cementerio de la Santa Cruz

Physician and naturalist whose scientific work influenced nineteenth-century Americas.

Valentín Gómez Farías

1781–1858 (age 77)

Mexico City

Mariano Esteva y Ulibarri

1857–1857 (age 0)

Panteón de San Fernando

Mexican lawyer who contributed to the legal and institutional development of Mexico during the nineteenth century.

Domingo Ramírez de Arellano

1800–1858 (age 58)

Panteón de San Fernando

Mariano Arista

1802–1855 (age 53)

Panteón de Dolores

Mexican military officer and statesman who served as President of Mexico and contributed to national development.

Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil

1831–1853 (age 22)

Rio de Janeiro

Álvares de Azevedo

1831–1852 (age 21)

Cemitério de São João Batista

Brazilian Romantic writer and poet who lived from 1831 to 1852.

Antônio Rodrigues Ferreira

1800–1859 (age 59)

Cemitério São João Batista

Domingos Borges de Barros

1780–1855 (age 75)

Cemitério do Campo Santo

Brazilian writer who lived from 1780 to 1855.

João Dabney de Avelar Brotero

1826–1859 (age 33)

Consolação Cemetery

João Baptista da Silva Pereira

1797–1853 (age 56)

Cemitério Antigo 01 Caxias do Sul.

Brazilian figure from 1797 to 1853 who lived during the early imperial period.

Maria Quitéria

1792–1853 (age 61)

Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento e Sant'Ana

Ye Mingchen

1807–1859 (age 52)

Guangzhou

Daoguang Emperor

1782–1850 (age 68)

Western Qing Tombs

The Daoguang Emperor was a Qing Dynasty ruler whose reign addressed significant challenges in Chinese governance and for...

George Chinnery

1774–1852 (age 78)

Old Protestant Cemetery

Sandwith Drinker

1808–1858 (age 50)

Old Protestant Cemetery

Sandwith Drinker was a 19th-century merchant whose commercial work facilitated trade between Western and East Asian mark...

Carl Joseph Fast

1822–1850 (age 28)

Foochow Mission Cemetery

Karl Gützlaff

1803–1851 (age 48)

Hong Kong Cemetery

German missionary and writer who advanced Christian missionary work and Chinese linguistic studies in nineteenth-century...

Zeng Shuiyuan

1831–1855 (age 24)

Tomb of Zeng Shuiyuan

Lin Tse-hsu

1785–1850 (age 65)

Tomb of Lin Zexu

Distinguished Qing Dynasty politician and reformer renowned for his efforts to combat the opium trade and strengthen Chi...

Joaquina Vedruna

1783–1854 (age 71)

Vic

Joseph C. Hart

1798–1855 (age 57)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Joseph C. Hart was a 19th-century writer whose literary works contributed to the cultural and intellectual life of his e...

Francisco Montes Reina

1805–1851 (age 46)

Chiclana de la Frontera

Manuel de Ena i Sas

1801–1851 (age 50)

Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar

Manuel de Ena i Sas was a Spanish military officer who served during the early 19th century.

Simó de Guardiola y Hortoneda

1773–1851 (age 78)

Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Urgell

Franciscana Cirer

1781–1855 (age 74)

Sencelles

Franciscana Cirer was a Spanish religious figure from Sencelles who lived from 1781 to 1855.

Manuel José Quintana

1772–1857 (age 85)

La Almudena Cemetery

José Francisco de Iturzaeta Eizaguirre

1788–1853 (age 65)

La Almudena Cemetery

José Francisco de Iturzaeta Eizaguirre was a Spanish calligrapher who lived from 1788 to 1853.