Miguel Cuyar

Miguel Antonio Cuyar (c. 1778 c. 1840) was an Argentine politician, military and merchant of Asturian origin. He had an active participation during the English Invasions, serving as Captain in the 8th Company of Asturians.
Biography.
He was born in Asturias, Spain, the son of Francisco Cuyar and Manuela Blanco, belonging to a distinguished family. He settled in the city of Buenos Aires being very young, performing his studies in the colleges of San Carlos and the Escuela de Náutica, where he was awarded by the Viceroy Joaquín del Pino for his high grades as a student of that institution. He was married on June 16, 1806 in the Buenos Aires Cathedral to María Dolores Arana, daughter of Manuel de Arana and Manuela Artechea, belonging to a Patrician family from Buenos Aires.
He actively participated in the defense of Buenos Aires during the English Invasions, standing out in the defense of the Puente de Barracas during the second invasion. In 1809 he was honored by the Supreme Junta of Seville, for his valuable participation in the defense of Buenos Aires. That same year Cuyar served as councilor and defender of minors of the Buenos Aires Cabildo. 
He was involved in the uprising of Martín de Álzaga against the viceroy Liniers, so he was imprisoned and released after a while. He dedicated himself to trade after the market opening occurred in 1809, maintaining economic ties with the English community, he introduced a considerable amount of British products in the local market.
Miguel Cuyar was closely related to distinguished Patrician families of Buenos Aires, including the family of Joaquín Canaveris and Fernando Linera, his comrades in arms in the Tercio de Vizcainos. He was the godfather of Mercedes Clara Linera Canaveris, baptized on August 12, 1807, and Joaquín Gregorio Canavery Bayá, baptized the 2 of June 1823.