Vicente López y Planes

Vicente López y Planes
2nd President of Argentina
In office
7 July 1827  17 August 1827
Preceded byBernardino Rivadavia
Succeeded byManuel Dorrego
Governor of Buenos Aires Province
In office
13 February 1852  26 July 1852
Preceded byJuan Manuel de Rosas
Succeeded byJusto José de Urquiza
Personal details
Born(1785-05-03)May 3, 1785
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
DiedOctober 10, 1856(1856-10-10) (aged 71)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseLucía Petrona Riera Merlo
ProfessionLawyer

Vicente López y Planes (May 3, 1785 October 10, 1856) was an Argentine writer and politician who acted as interim President of Argentina from July 7 to August 18, 1827. He also wrote the lyrics of the Argentine National Anthem adopted on May 11, 1813.