Bartolomé Mitre was an Argentine general, statesman and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of unified Argentina.
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Mitre at the time of the Battle of Pavón, oil by Ignacio Manzoni, Mitre Museum.
Mitre's cabinet: Gelly y Obes, Minister of War and Navy; Lucas González [es], Minister of Finance; Guillermo Rawson, Minister of the Interior; Rufino de Elizalde, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship; and Eduardo Costa, Minister of Justice and Public Instruction. (Drawing by H. Meyer).
Bartolomé Mitre in full dress uniform with presidential sash. Oil painting by Cándido López exhibited in the Museo Mitre.
The Argentine Civil Wars were a series of civil conflicts of varying intensity that took place from 1814 to 1853 in the territories of Argentina. Beginning concurrently with the Argentine War of Indep
Bartolomé Mitre
…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…
From top left: Battle of Arroyo Grande, execution of Manuel Dorrego, Battle of Pavón, death of Juan Lavalle, murder of Facundo Quiroga, Battle of Caseros, Battle of Famaillá, Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
The Banda Oriental, under the liberator José Gervasio Artigas, defended the federal system until all the provinces had equal conditions.
Buenos Aires Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas secured the Confederation under Federalist rule.
A Rosas-era banner calling for "death to the brutal Unitarians" typified the ongoing conflict.