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Bartolomé Mitre

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Also known as Bartolomé Mitre Martínez, Bartolome Mitre, Bartolome Mitre Martinez

President of Argentina (1821-1906)

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Bartolomé Mitre (1821–1906) was an Argentine military personnel, linguist, journalist, and historian. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he served as President of Argentina and Governor of Buenos Aires Province. A member of the Colorado Party and the Unitarian Party, he held ranks of general, captain, and soldier in the Argentine Army. He was the owner of La Nación and worked primarily in Buenos Aires.

Mitre authored numerous works, including *Episodios nacionales*, *biografias, estudios y rectificaciones historicas*, *Arqueologia americana*, *Rimas de Bartolomé Mitre*, *Comprobaciones históricas á propósito de la "Historia de Belgrano,"*, and *Páginas históricas*. He spoke Spanish and is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. He died in Buenos Aires and is buried in the Recoleta Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1821
Died
1906
Works
111

Top works

  • Episodios nacionales, biografias, estudios y rectificaciones historicas
  • Arqueologia americana
  • Rimas de Bartolomé Mitre
  • Comprobaciones históricas á propósito de la "Historia de Belgrano,"
  • Páginas históricas

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Key facts

Vice president
Marcos Paz
Succeeded by
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Vice governor
Manuel Ocampo, Vicente Cazón
Preceded by
Felipe Llavallol
Born
( 1821-06-26 ) 26 June 1821, Buenos Aires , Argentina
Died
19 January 1906 (1906-01-19) (aged 84), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place
La Recoleta Cemetery
Party
Colorado ( Uruguay ) , Unitary (1851–1862) , Liberal (1862–1874) , National (1874) , Civic Union (1890–1891) , National Civic Union (1891–1906)
Spouse
Delfina Vedia
Allegiance
Argentina
Branch service
Argentine Army
Rank
Lieutenant general

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Argentina
Place of birth
Buenos Aires
Place of death
Buenos Aires
Occupation
translator
Languages spoken
Spanish
Military branch
Argentine Army
Military rank
soldier
Image
Bartolomé Mitre 01.jpg
Work location
Buenos Aires
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place of burial
Recoleta Cemetery
Commons category
Bartolomé Mitre
date of birth
1821-06-26
date of death
1906-01-19
Commons gallery
Bartolomé Mitre
name in native language
Bartolomé Mitre
owner of
La Nación
Commons Creator page
Bartolomé Mitre
allegiance
Argentina
Sources (6)

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Bartolomé Mitre, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Bartolomé Mitre (26 June 1821 – 19 January 1906) was an Argentine general, statesman and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of unified Argentina.

Mitre is known as a versatile statesman, military man, politician, journalist, historian, writer and poet. He was a major figure in the history of Argentina during the second half of the 19th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bartolomé Mitre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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