Justo José de Urquiza

Justo José de Urquiza
Portrait daguerreotype by Charles D. Fredricks, c.1852
President of Argentina
In office
March 5, 1854  March 4, 1860
Vice PresidentSalvador María del Carril
Succeeded bySantiago Derqui
Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation
In office
May 31, 1852 – March 4, 1854
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Governor of Entre Ríos
In office
May 1, 1868  April 11, 1870
Preceded byJosé María Domínguez
Succeeded byRicardo López Jordán
In office
May 1, 1860  April 30, 1864
Succeeded byJosé María Domínguez
In office
April 7, 1842  September 10, 1852
Preceded byFrancisco Dionisio Álvarez
In office
January 1, 1842  January 28, 1842
Preceded byVicente Zapata
Succeeded byPedro Pablo Seguí
Governor of Buenos Aires
In office
July 26, 1852  September 3, 1852
Preceded byVicente López
Succeeded byJosé Miguel Galán
Personal details
Born(1801-10-18)October 18, 1801
Talar de Arroyo Largo, Entre Ríos
DiedApril 11, 1870(1870-04-11) (aged 68)
San José Palace, Entre Ríos
NationalityArgentine
Political partyFederalist Party
Spouse(s)Segunda Calvento
Dolores Costa
Cruz López Jordán

Justo José de Urquiza y García (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxusto xoˈse ðe wɾˈkisa]; October 18, 1801  April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician who served as president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.