Unfortunately we know nothing about his birth or about his death. We only know that José Dewavrin was born in France and it is quite likely that, according to the origin of his family name, his birth would have taken place in the region Nord-Pas of Calais.
The old chronicles locate him in the present province of La Pampa, back in 1899, as president of the school Council of Victorica, in a region devoted to sheep breeding. It is said that he came to Argentina because of business connected with the textile industry and especially with wool and he ended up settling in that area for several years.
Two years before, in the La Capital newspaper there were news from Telén –a town 12 kilometers far from Victorica-, that commented that in the don Alfonso’s estancia, who by that time was in France, on July 14th the French National Day was celebrated and the honor of the house was made by Mr. and Mrs. Dewavrin.
As a historical information it is important to highlight that the La Capital newspaper was founded in 1893 in Santa Rosa, capital of the then Gobernación of La Pampa, and was published until the late 1983... Text source : Wikipedia (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
