Guillermo Brown Blanco

Guillermo Brown Blanco (1838 - 1882) was a Uruguayan military of outstanding work in the navy of Argentina and the United States.

Biography
He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, the son of Guillermo Brown Chitty and Angélica Celedonia Blanco Vila, belonging to a distinguished Anglo Creole family. He graduated from the Argentine Navy and served in the ranks of Argentine Confederation. In 1860 he moved to Europe to perfect his studies in naval artillery.

His merits in the Argentine Navy served him to join United States Navy, serving on board the corsair USS Constellation he took part in the Civil War in the ranks of the Union. He also was part of the crew of the USS Cambridge, commanded by the admiral David Farragut.

After returning to Argentina, he continued his military career serving in the Argentine Navy where performing some logistics tasks during the Triple Alliance War. He retired with the rank of Captain de Fragata (lieutenant colonel).

Family
Guillermo Brown Blanco was married to Corina Caravia Gutiérrez, daughter of Bernabé Caravia Pérez and Dolores Gutiérrez Bosch, belonging to a traditional Uruguayan family.

His paternal and maternal grandparents were William Brown and Juan Benito Blanco Farías, a politician who participated in the War of Independence.

Through his maternal line he was cousin of Isabelino Canaveris, a revolutionary who served in the ranks of the Uruguayan National Party during the Guerra Grande.