Nicolás Avellaneda
Nicolás Avellaneda | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of Argentina | |
| In office October 12, 1874 – October 11, 1880 | |
| Vice President | Mariano Acosta |
| Preceded by | Domingo F. Sarmiento |
| Succeeded by | Julio A. Roca |
| National Senator | |
| In office May 3, 1882 – November 25, 1885 | |
| Constituency | Tucumán |
| In office May 3, 1884 – October 10, 1884 | |
| Constituency | Tucumán |
| Minister of Justice and Public Instruction | |
| In office October 12, 1868 – August 10, 1873 | |
| President | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Costa |
| Succeeded by | Juan Crisóstomo Albarracín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1837 San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán |
| Died | November 24, 1885 (aged 48) At sea |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | National Autonomist Party |
| Spouse | Carmen Nóbrega Miguens |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth. The most important events of his government were the Conquest of the Desert and the transformation of the Buenos Aires into a federal district.
His grandson was José Domingo Molina Gómez, who took presidency when Juan Perón was captured.