Luis Borges was born. According to a study by Antonio Andrade, Jorge Luis Borges had Portuguese ancestry: Borges's great-grandfather, Francisco, was born
poet and woodcut artist JuanBorges Mateos (born 1966), Cuban chess player Julio Borges (born 1969), Venezuelan politician Lô Borges (born 1952), Brazilian
del Estero include colonel JuanFranciscoBorges, leader of the Independence War (and ancestor of writer Jorge Luis Borges), as well as the revolutionary
of the two attempts to gain autonomy led by Lieutenant Colonel JuanFranciscoBorges. He rejoined the Army of the North shortly before the Arequito mutiny