Bartolomé Mitre
6th President of Argentina
In office April 12, 1862 – October 12, 1868
Vice President	None(Apr-Oct 1862) Marcos Paz(1862-1868) None(Jan-Oct 1868)
Preceded by	Juan E. Pedernera
Succeeded by	Domingo F. Sarmiento
Born	June 26, 1821 Buenos Aires
Died	January 19, 1906 Buenos Aires
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	Liberal

Bartolomé Mitre (June 26, 1821 – January 19, 1906) was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Coronel Doctor Marcos Paz (b San Miguel de Tucumán, 1813 - January 2 1868) was Governor of Córdoba, an Argentine Senator Juan Esteban Pedernera ( December 25, 1796 - February 1, 1886) was interim President of Argentina during a brief period in 1861 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Albarracín (February 15 1811 &ndash September 11 1888 was an Argentine activist intellectual and writer and the seventh President Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868. The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state

A bust of Mitre in Mitre Square, in Rosario

As a liberal, he was an opponent of Juan Manuel de Rosas, and he was forced into exile where he worked as a soldier and journalist in Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile. Juan Manuel de Rosas (born Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio in Buenos Aires, March 30, 1793 &ndash Southampton A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the

Mitre returned to Argentina after the defeat of Rosas. He was a leader of the revolt of Buenos Aires against Justo José de Urquiza's federal system, and was appointed to important posts in the provincial government after Buenos Aires seceded from the Confederation. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Justo José de Urquiza y García ( October 18, 1801  &ndash  April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician

Mitre was defeated by Urquiza in the civil war of 1859, and Buenos Aires reentered the Argentine confederation. In October 1862, Mitre was elected president of the republic, and national political unity was finally achieved; a period of internal progress and reform then commenced. During the War of the Triple Alliance, Mitre was initially named the head of the allied forces. The War of the Triple Alliance, also known as the Paraguayan War, and the Great War in Paraguay itself was fought from 1864 to 1870 and caused more deaths than any The Treaty of the Triple Alliance allied Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in the War of the Triple Alliance.

Mitre was also the founder of La Nación, one of South America's leading newspapers. La Nación is an Argentine daily Newspaper. It is on the right of the political spectrum with the centrist Clarín being its main

Mitre's portrait appears on the 2 Argentine Peso bill

According to some of his critics, as a historian Mitre took several questionable actions, often ignoring key documents and events on purpose in his writings. The peso (originally established as the nuevo peso argentino or peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina. This caused his student Adolfo Saldías to separate from him, and for future revisionist historians like José María Rosa to question the validity of his work altogether. For the critical reexamination of historical facts see Historical revisionism. José María Rosa (born August 20, 1906 in Buenos Aires; died July 2, 1991) was an Argentine historian one of the most

He also wrote poetry and fiction (Soledad: novela original). He translated Dante's La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy) into Spanish. The Divine Comedy

On his passing in 1906, he was interred in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires. La Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in the exclusive Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. January 19, 2006 marks the centenary of Mitre's death.

Bibliography

Bust of Mitre, Library Mitre, by sculptor Blotta, Rosario

He ranks as one of Argentina's greatest writers. Erminio Blotta ( November 8, 1892 &ndash January 23, 1976) was an Argentine sculptor of Italian origin He wrote the best accounts of South America's wars of independence and published many works, amongst which are:

• Historia de Belgrano y de la independencia argentina (1857; fifth edition, four volumes, 1902)
• Historia de San Martín y de la emancipatión sud-americana (1869; third edition, six volumes, 1907)
• Rimas (new edition, 1890)
• Ulrich Schmidel, primer historiador del Rio de la Plata (1890)

There is an abridged translation of the Historia de San Martín, entitled The Emancipation of South America (London, 1893) by W. José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine Pilling. Mitre's speeches were collected as Arengas (third edition, three volumes, 1902).

Publication

• J. J. Biedma, El Teniente General Bartolomé Mitre, in Bartolomé Mitre, Arengas, volume iii (Buenos Aires, 1902).