Carlos María de Alvear was an Argentine soldier, statesman and diplomat who served as the second Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata from 9 January to 15 April 1815. He played a leading role in the capitulation of royalist-held Montevideo in June 1814 and later commanded the republican army in the Cisplatine War, winning the Battle of Ituzaingó.
- Occupation
- politician, military personnel, diplomat
- Position held
- ambassador, ambassador of Argentina to the United States, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
- Citizenship
- Argentina, Brazil
- Born
- October 25, 1789
