manuel josé joaquín del corazón de jesús belgrano (3 june 1770 – 20 june 1820) was an argentine lawyer, general, politician, economist and journalist. he was born in buenos aires, argentina. his parents were domenico belgrano peri, he was italian; and maría josefa gonzález casero, she was born in buenos aires but her family was from santiago del estero. he had 8 brothers and 7 sisters. his children were called pedro rosas y belgrano and manuela mónica belgrano. he studied laws in salamanca and valladolid. he also studied latin, philosophy and theology.