Rafael Macedo Ferreyra

Rafael Macedo Ferreyra (c.1775-1842) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. He served as Auditor de Marina and Asesor of the Comandancia de Matrículas of the Río de la Plata.

Biography
Ferreyra was born in Buenos Aires, son of a family of Portuguese origin. His wife, Lorenza Sosa Rabelo also belonged to a family of Portuguese ancestors. They were parents of numerous children, including José Manuel Ferreyra (1815) godson of Francisco Belgrano, alcalde of second vote of Buenos Aires.

Ferreyra completed elementary education in Real Colegio de San Carlos. And received his law degree in 1804, acting as a Defender of Minors in the city.

He had an active participation in the conflicts between Unitarians and Federales, being assassinated by the Sociedad Popular Restauradora in 1842.