Justo José de Urquiza
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Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician who served as president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.
Portrait daguerreotype by Charles D. Fredricks, c. 1852
Urquiza, president of the Argentine Confederation
Justo José de Urquiza, president of the Argentine Confederation
Oil portrait of Urquiza
Argentine Confederation
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The Argentine Confederation was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina; its name is still one of the official names of the country according to the Argentine Constitution, Article 35. It was t
Justo José de Urquiza
…Urquiza y García (Spanish pronunciation: ; October 18, 1801 – April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician who served as president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860. Justo José de Urquiza y García was born in Entre Ríos, the son of José Narciso de Urquiza Álzaga, born in Castro Urdiales, Spain…
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, part of the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
The San Nicolás Agreement led to the sanction of the Argentine Constitution of 1853.