Atanasio Cruz Aguirre

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Atanasio Cruz Aguirre

Atanasio de la Cruz Aguirre Aguado (born June 2, 1801 in Montevideo , † September 28, 1875 ibid) was a Uruguayan politician .

Life

Cruz Aguirre, who belonged to the Partido Nacional , the Blancos , was initially Minister of War between 1833 and 1838 and, after the Uruguayan civil war in 1852, became a member of the 6th legislative period initially for Minas (however, he retired early on March 4, 1854 Office) and then re-elected to the Cámara de Representantes in the 8th legislative period for the Departamento Paysandú . There he took over the office of President of the Chamber in 1853 after serving as the second Vice-President of the House of Representatives the previous year. In 1858 and 1859 he again exercised the function of the first vice-president in this political institution.

Elected to the Senate for the Salto Department in 1861, he took over the Senate presidency from Eduardo Acevedo in 1864 . In this capacity he then replaced President Bernardo Prudencio Berro in the state leadership on March 1, 1864 and remained until February 15, 1865 interim President of Uruguay . In August 1864 the Uruguayan War began . The Brazilian Empire declared war on the government in Montevideo and supported the Colorados , as it did in the Uruguayan civil war . The troops of the Blanco government had little to oppose the superior Brazilian land and sea ​​forces . The siege of Montevideo began in early February 1865 . Cruz Aguirre was overthrown and Tomás Villalba took over the presidency for a few days on February 16, 1865. After taking Montevideo, the rebel leader Venancio Flores was appointed his successor on February 20, 1865.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of Uruguayan parliamentarians from 1830 to 2005 on www.parlamento.gub.uy ( Memento of October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 7.8 MB)
  2. ^ Data on worldstatesmen.org
  3. ↑ Uruguay: Heads of State: 1830-1919 on archontology.org
  4. ^ Data on worldstatesmen.org
  5. ↑ Uruguay: Heads of State: 1830-1919 on archontology.org
predecessor Office successor
Bernardo Prudencio Berro President of Uruguay
March 1, 1864–15. February 1865 		Tomás Villalba
personal data
SURNAME Cruz Aguirre, Atanasio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES de la Cruz Aguirre Aguado, Atanasio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan politician, interim president of Uruguay (1864–1865)
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Montevideo
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1875
Place of death Montevideo